plague

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/pleɪɡ/

名詞

語頭大文字 可算名詞 頻度副詞 時々 不可算名詞 定冠詞付き 比喩的用法

A serious disease that spreads quickly and can kill many people.

日本語の意味

疫病 / 伝染病 / ペスト

英語の意味

A serious disease that spreads quickly and can kill many people.

クメール語（カンボジア語）

ជំងឺរាតត្បាតធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ / រោគពិសដែលឆ្លងរាលដាលលឿន / ជំងឺប៉េស្ត

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Historians still debate how the plague reshaped European society in the 14th century.

歴史家たちは、14世紀に腺ペスト（イェルシニア・ペスティスという病原菌による疫病）がヨーロッパ社会をどのように変えたかについて、いまだに議論している。

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意味（1）

(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.

It was about the beginning of September, 1664, that I, among the rest of my neighbours, heard in ordinary discourse that the plague was returned again in Holland[…] It mattered not from whence it came; but all agreed it was come into Holland again.

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意味（2）

(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.

意味（3）

A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.

Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go.

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意味（4）

(figuratively) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.

Bart is an utter plague; his pranks never cease.

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意味（5）

(ornithology) A group of common grackles.

plagues （ plural ）