• n. 過敏癥；反感；厭惡

詞根alle, 相異，不同。詞根erg, 驅(qū)動(dòng)，同urge, work.

allergy

allergy: [20] Allergy was borrowed from German allergie, which was coined in 1906 by the scientist C E von Pirquet. He formed it from Greek allos ‘other, different’ and érgon ‘work’ (source of English energy and related to English work). Its original application was to a changed physiological condition caused by an injection of some foreign substance.
=> energy, work

allergy (n.)

1911, from German Allergie, coined 1906 by Austrian pediatrician Clemens E. von Pirquet (1874-1929) from Greek allos "other, different, strange" (see alias (adv.)) + ergon "activity" (see organ).

1. Allergy to cats is one of the commonest causes of asthma.

對(duì)貓類過敏是哮喘病發(fā)作最常見的誘因之一。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Frequently sufferers of this kind of allergy are also sufferers of asthma.

患有這種過敏癥的人也經(jīng)常會(huì)患有哮喘病。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. I developed a temporary allergy to the company of couples.

我一時(shí)間很反感和情侶們?cè)谝黄稹?/dd>

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. I have an allergy to animal hair.

我對(duì)動(dòng)物毛過敏。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. He developed an allergy to pollen.

他對(duì)花粉過敏.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》