allergy

英 ['ælədʒɪ] 美 ['ælɚdʒi]

allergy 过敏

词根alle, 相异，不同。词根erg, 驱动，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.: 对猫类过敏是哮喘病发作最常见的诱因之一。

2. Frequently sufferers of this kind of allergy are also sufferers of asthma.: 患有这种过敏症的人也经常会患有哮喘病。

3. I developed a temporary allergy to the company of couples.: 我一时间很反感和情侣们在一起。