superspreadとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpərˌsprɛd/
• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpəˌsprɛd/

動詞

superspread (三人称単数 現在形 superspreads, 現在分詞 superspreading, 過去形および過去分詞形 superspread)

1. To spread (an infection) to a large number of people.
   • 2021, Peter Baldwin, Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled So Differently Across the Globe, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 159:

     Superspreading was a phenomenon about which little is still known, but it had implications for preventive tactics. Some events, locations, and activities, and possibly people, appear to have superspread the virus.