〈诗/ 文〉 臭味,瘴气
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a miasma of stale alcohol hung around him like marsh gas. 他周身是一股沼气似的走味酒气。
〈喻〉 (环绕或源自某物的)恶浊气氛
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a miasma of despair rose from the black workshops. 暗黑的车间让人感到有一种绝望的气氛笼罩着。
"mid 17th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘defilement', from