English Dictionary

miasma

/miˈæzmə/

noun

A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease. / (figuratively) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.

The miasma in the swamp was thick and suffocating.

意味（1）

A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.

There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.

It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born.