词汇 | Black Death |
释义 | Black Death noun [ S ] uk/ˌblæk ˈdeθ/ us/ˌblæk ˈdeθ/ the Black Death 黑死病(14世纪在欧洲和亚洲造成大批人口死亡的传染病) a disease that killed an extremely large number of people in Europe and Asia in the 14th century, usually thought to be a form of bubonic plague, a very infectious disease caused by bacteria spread mainly by fleas (=small insects that bite) on rats or other animals, that causes swelling, fever, and usually death in humans In the 14th century, crop failures, war, and the onset of the Black Death all reduced the population by between a half and a third. In the period following the Black Death there was an acute shortage of labour. |
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