malaria

malaria — noun

1. A serious illness spread by certain mosquitoes that brings repeated episodes of

1.名詞B1
釋義

A serious illness spread by certain mosquitoes that brings repeated episodes of high fever, shaking, and cold sweats, especially affecting people in warm, tropical areas of the world.

例句

Christopher spent two weeks in hospital after contracting malaria during his trip to Ghana.

contract + malaria (formal register for catching a disease)

The village health workers distributed mosquito nets to help prevent the spread of malaria.

prevent the spread of malaria

文法句型

get / contract / catch + malaria

malaria + verb (spreads, causes, returns)

a case of / an episode of + malaria

用法筆記

Malaria is an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a malaria'. Use 'a case of malaria' or 'an episode of malaria' when referring to a specific instance. The definite article is not used when speaking about the disease in general.

常見錯誤

❌He got a malaria from the mosquito bite.
✅He got malaria from a mosquito bite.
💡Malaria is uncountable and does not take the indefinite article 'a'.
❌She caught the malaria when traveling in Kenya.
✅She caught malaria when traveling in Kenya.
💡No definite article is needed for the disease in general.