〈诗/文〉 传播疾病的,藏有传染病的
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the pestiferous area around the prison .监狱周围的疫区。
〈幽默〉 讨厌的,恼人的
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that pestiferous nephew of yours .你那讨厌的侄子。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘morally corrupting’): from Latin