contagious

adj.传染的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
contagious (adjective)
1.
communicable by - contact catching contagious diseases
2.
bearing - contagion contagious people
3.
used for contagious diseases - a contagious ward
4.
exciting similar emotions or conduct in others - contagious enthusiasm
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
contagious (adjective)
1.
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
SYNONYMS:
catching, communicable, pestilent, transmissible, transmittable
RELATED WORDS:
infectious, infective
NEAR ANTONYMS:
noninfectious
noncommunicable
contagious (adjective)
2.
exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
SYNONYMS:
catching, epidemic, infectious, spreading
RELATED WORDS:
palpable, perceptible, tangible; irresistible ( irresistable), overpowering, overwhelming; disarming, endearing, fetching, inviting, winning, winsome
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