(形容词) 由跳蚤传播的;以跳蚤为媒介传播的(常用于描述疾病、病原体或感染途径,如鼠疫等)。
/ˈfliː bɔːrn/
Flea-borne diseases can spread quickly in crowded, unsanitary areas.
跳蚤传播的疾病在拥挤、卫生条件差的地区可能迅速扩散。
Scientists confirmed that the outbreak was flea-borne, linked to rats living near the port.
科学家证实这次暴发是由跳蚤传播的,并与港口附近栖息的老鼠有关。
flea-borne 由 flea(跳蚤)+ -borne(“携带/传播的”,来自 bear “携带”之意)构成。类似结构常见于公共卫生与流行病学语境,如 mosquito-borne(蚊媒的)、water-borne(水传播的)。