allergy

• n. 過敏症；反感；厭惡

詞根alle, 相異，不同。詞根erg, 驅動，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.

對貓類過敏是哮喘病發作最常見的誘因之一。

來自柯林斯例句

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

患有這種過敏症的人也經常會患有哮喘病。

來自柯林斯例句

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

我一時間很反感和情侶們在一起。

來自柯林斯例句

4. I have an allergy to animal hair.

我對動物毛過敏。

來自《權威詞典》

5. He developed an allergy to pollen.

他對花粉過敏.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》