transmissible
UK/trænz'misəbl/US/træns'misәbl/
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Definitions
adj.
Able to be passed on, especially of a disease
可传播的，可传染的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtransmit + -ible (able to be) = "able to be sent across." Used mostly of diseases that can be passed from one person to another.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.highly transmissible高度传染性的
- 2.transmissible disease传染性疾病
- 3.transmissible infection可传播的感染
- 4.[easily transmissible]容易传播的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new strain is highly transmissible.
- 2.
Some infections are transmissible through the air.