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virulence

英['vɪrjʊləns] 美['vɪrjələns]
  • n. 毒力;毒性;恶意(等于virulency)

英英释意


1. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease);
"the virulence of the plague"
2. extreme hostility;
"the virulence of the malicious old man"