poxWiktionary 原文中文来自 ECDICTn.痘病,痘,瘟疫演变路径(由近及远)英语继承自 ←中古英语 pocke词源说明From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse.释义(英文)名词 NounA disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.(figurative) A curse.动词 Verb(transitive, dated) To infect with the pox, or syphilis.词族派生词(51)pseudopoxa pox onchicken poxcowpoxpoxygreat-poxsmallpoxFrench poxhorse-poxkine-poxmonkey poxmonkey-poxpox doctor's clerkpox partyskunk poxwater poxantipoxbuffalopoxcamelpoxcanarypoxcottonpoxfowlpoxgoatpoxhornpoxhorsepoxmilkpoxmonkeypoxmousepoxorthopoxparapoxpoxlesspoxlikepoxviralpoxvirus