infectious

伝染性の、感染性の

接触や空気、水などを通じて他の人や生き物にうつること。

やさしい英語で： Able to spread between people or other living things, through contact, air, water, or other routes.

• Flu is an infectious disease.
• The illness is highly infectious in crowded places.
• Clean water helps prevent some infectious diseases.

類義語： communicable, transmissible

反対語： noninfectious

よく使う表現： infectious disease, highly infectious, infectious illness

感染させる可能性のある

他の人や動物、植物に病気をうつす可能性があること。

やさしい英語で： Able to pass a disease to another person, animal, or plant.

• He is still infectious.
• Patients may be infectious before they notice any symptoms.
• How long will she remain infectious?

類義語： contagious

反対語： noninfectious

よく使う表現： infectious patient, still infectious, remain infectious

人に伝わる、人を引き込む

周りの人にもすぐ同じ気持ちや反応を起こさせること。

やさしい英語で： Making other people quickly share the same feeling or reaction.

• Her laughter was infectious.
• His infectious enthusiasm made everyone want to help.
• She greeted us with an infectious smile.

類義語： contagious

よく使う表現： infectious laugh, infectious enthusiasm, infectious smile

感染による、感染性の

細菌などの病原体が体に入ることで起こること。

やさしい英語で： Caused by germs or other harmful agents entering the body.

• The swelling has an infectious cause.
• Tests showed that the disease was infectious in origin.
• Doctors distinguished infectious inflammation from other forms.

反対語： noninfectious

よく使う表現： infectious cause, infectious origin, infectious process

耳に残る、心を引きつける

覚えやすく、興味やわくわくする気持ちを起こさせること。

やさしい英語で： Easy to remember and likely to make you feel interested or excited.

• The song has an infectious beat.
• I kept humming its infectious melody all day.
• The band's infectious rhythms got everyone dancing.

類義語： catchy, engaging

よく使う表現： infectious tune, infectious beat, infectious melody