a contagious disease spreads by close contact between people （疾病）接触传染的 Scarlet fever is highly contagious. 猩红热的接触传染性很强。 - (figurative)
His enthusiasm was contagious (= spread quickly to other people). 他的热情富有感染力。 a contagious laugh 有感染力的笑声 The new disease proved contagious. 这种新的疾病证明具有触染性。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- prove
- …
- highly
- very
- [not usually before noun]
if a person is contagious, they have a disease that can be spread by close contact with other people 患接触性传染病 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- prove
- …
- highly
- very
compare infectious
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin contagiosus, from contagio, from con- ‘together with’ + the base of tangere ‘to touch’.