contagionKK [kəˋntedʒən] /kəˈnteɪdʒən/名詞1接觸傳染、傳染醫學Washing your hands often helps reduce the risk of contagion.勤洗手有助於降低接觸傳染的風險。2蔓延、擴散、感染The contagion of panic spread quickly through the crowd.恐慌情緒迅速在人群中蔓延開來。3傳染效應、連鎖效應金融Regulators moved fast to prevent contagion across the banking sector.主管機關迅速行動,以防止銀行業出現傳染效應。4傳染病舊式Whole villages were emptied by the contagion that winter.那年冬天,整座整座的村子都因這種傳染病而人去樓空。