vir·u·lence /ˈvɪrələn(t)s, ˈvɪrjə-/
有毒,毒性,惡意
vir·u·lence /ˈvɪr(j)ələn(t)s/ 名詞
毒力,毒性,致病力,侵入性
Vir·u·lence Vir·u·len·cy n.
1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.
2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. “Refuted without satirical virulency.”
The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities and sublimities of the other. --I. Taylor.
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virulence
n 1: extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to
cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" [syn: virulency]
2: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"
[syn: virulency]