influenza

Definitions

Italian for 'influence' (in- + flu). Medieval Italians blamed sudden epidemics on the 'influence' of the stars — an unseen fluid flowing in to make people sick. English borrowed the word for the disease, then clipped it to flu.

Common Collocations

• 1.influenza vaccine流感疫苗
• 2.influenza virus流感病毒
• 3.influenza outbreak流感爆发
• 4.seasonal influenza季节性流感

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Thousands were hospitalized during the influenza outbreak.

• 2.

  The influenza vaccine is updated every year.