infection學測 L4KK [ˌɪˈnfɛkʃən] ｜ /ˌɪˈnfɛkʃən/
感染；病菌入侵·傳染；病菌傳播·情緒蔓延；感染
健康主題常客，看診用字必備
The infection in his leg got worse until he saw a doctor.
他腿部的感染惡化了，直到他去看醫生。
一個畫面：病菌入侵後蔓延
病菌入侵有害微生物侵入身體組織
人傳人透過接觸讓病原體從一人傳給另一人
情緒蔓延恐慌或情緒像病菌一樣在人群中擴散
義項
傷口感染B2noun感染；病菌入侵
After being bitten by a mosquito, Sarah developed an infection in her leg and had to take antibiotics to treat it.
被蚊子叮咬後，莎拉的腿部出現感染，必須服用抗生素治療。
a serious infectiontreat an infection
感冒傳染B2noun傳染；病菌傳播
Tom sat next to a classmate with a bad cold, and soon he caught the same infection.
湯姆坐在感冒的同學旁邊，很快也染上了同樣的感染。
catch an infectionspread an infection
捷運恐慌B2noun情緒蔓延；感染
When someone shouted 'Fire!' at the MRT station, fear spread like an infection through the crowd.
當有人在捷運站大喊「失火了！」，恐懼像感染一樣在人群中蔓延開來。
spread like an infection
片語
ear infection耳朵發炎 →耳朵感染；中耳炎
fight off an infection抵抗病菌 →擊退感染；抵抗病菌
prone to infection容易染病 →容易受到感染
你會不會這樣說？
Wearing a mask can help prevent ___ during flu season. (infection / affection)
看答案
infection
infection 是感染，affection 是喜愛，字形相近。
'Fear spread like an infection through the crowd.' 這句的 infection 最接近哪個意思？(A) 身體感染 (B) 情緒像病菌般蔓延
看答案
(B)
此句形容恐懼像病菌般擴散，屬情緒蔓延的比喻用法，非身體感染。
字族
infectious 有傳染性的；感染性的・infect 感染；傳染他人