pox

pox

英 [pɒks]
　　美 [pɑks]

n. 痘；疹；發疹的疾病；瘟疫

中文詞源：

pox 梅毒

改寫自中古英語pockes,痘痕，麻子，來自pocke,痘痕，麻子，-es,表復數，詞源同pock,pocket.後用於指梅毒。

例句：

1. A confluent small - pox had in all directions flowed over his face.
天花打四面八方匯合攏來,佈滿瞭他整個臉孔.

2. Your papa's got the small - pox, and you know it precious well.
你爸爸得的是天花, 你知道的比誰都清楚.

3. Girls are liable to other distempers besides the small - pox.
女孩子們除瞭出天花還會出旁的毛病的.

4. His face was scarred by small - pox.
他的臉上有天花疤痕.

5. She had chicken - pox and was covered in spots.
她得瞭水痘,出瞭一身丘疹.