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).
雙語例句
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.
患有這種過敏癥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.