偷窺狂、自戀狂、色情狂...各種「狂」英文怎麼說,一篇學會!

2016-11-08 07:00

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egomania

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Egomania is a condition that is commonly associated with narcissism. An egomaniac also often suffers from an unrealistic sense of grandiosity.
自大狂是通常與自戀有關的病症。一個自大狂也經常有不實際的自我浮誇感覺。

kleptomania

In San Mateo, California, Dusty the "Klepto Kitty" is a famous snowshoe cat with a serious problem of petty theft, therefore, it must be suffering from feline kleptomania.
在美國加州聖馬刁,竊盜貓「小灰」是一只著名的患有有嚴重的偷小東西的毛病的雪鞋貓,因此,它一定有貓咪盜竊癖患。

nymphomania

A nymphomaniac possesses insatiable sexual appetite.
女色情狂擁有無法滿足的性慾。

pyromania

Pyromaniacs have the tendency to intentionally start fires to express their emotions outward, cause harm, and attract attention.
放火狂有用故意縱火的來向外表達自我的情緒的傾向,造成他傷與吸引注意力。

xenomania

Different cultures have different attitudes toward foreign influences. Some nations have always been xenophobic, while some nations have developed an unreasonable craze for foreigners and foreign fashions, and relish in a state of xenomania.
不同的文化對外國的勢力有不同的態度。有一些國家一直排外,而有一些國家已經逐漸養成了對外來的人與外來的風氣不合理狂熱,並沈迷於一股氣的外國狂中。

補充:字根是phobia的都與「恐懼」有關

文/王傳瑄
資料來源:Wikipedia
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