allergy

• n. 过敏症；反感；厌恶

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).

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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。

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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。

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4. I have an allergy to animal hair.

我对动物毛过敏。

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5. He developed an allergy to pollen.

他对花粉过敏.

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