polio

英 ['pəʊlɪəʊ] 美 ['polɪo]
  • n. 小儿麻痹症(等于poliomyelitis);脊髓灰质炎

助记提示


1. pal- => polio- "grey".

英文词源


polio
polio: [20] Polio is an abbreviation of poliomyelitis [19], a term coined in modern Latin from Greek poliós ‘grey’ and muelós ‘marrow’ (a derivative of mūs ‘muscle’) – hence ‘inflammation of the ‘grey matter’ of the spinal chord’
polio (n.)
1911, abbreviation of poliomyelitis.

双语例句


1. The first authoritative study of polio was published in 1840.
关于小儿麻痹症的第一篇权威性研究报告发表于1840年。

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2. He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio.
他走路时一瘸一拐的,那是小儿麻痹的后遗症。

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3. He wore leg braces after polio in childhood.
他幼时得过小儿麻痹症后双腿安上了支架。

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4. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
那时小儿麻痹症在我这个年纪的孩子中很常见。

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5. He was crippled by polio as a child.
他幼年患过小儿麻痹症,结果腿就瘸了。

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