pest

n. 令人討厭之物、有害之物、害蟲、瘟疫

鼠疫

學術名詞

害蟲：動物學、食品科技、土木工程、植物學
有害生物：土木工程、生態學
瘟疫：食品科技
鼠疫：病理學
黑死病：病理學
〔瘟〕疫：獸醫學
為害生物：植物學

英文釋義

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a persistently annoying person
any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.