各种奇葩的“恐惧症”你听说过吗?
中国日报网 2014-08-27 11:01
影视剧中经常看到有人有密闭恐惧症,在电梯等密闭的空间待久了就会受不了。其实,在日常生活中,还有各种各样的恐惧症是我们不太常见或者没有听说过的。今天就给大家介绍几种。
Kinesophobia: Pathological fear of motion
The root of this word is kinein, Greek for to move.
运动恐惧症:对运动无法控制的恐惧
这个词的词根是kinein,是希腊语中“移动”的意思。
Kathisophobia: Fear of sitting down
The Greek kathizein means to sit down.
静坐恐惧症:很害怕坐着
词根kathizein是希腊语,表示“坐下”。
Aichmophobia: A morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or a pointing finger)
At the root of this word lies an iconic pointed object of the ancient world: the Greek aikhmē means "spear" or "javelin."
恐尖症(尖器恐惧症):对锋利或有尖头的物品(如针或者伸出的手指)有恐惧
这个词的词根是希腊语aikhmē,指古代标志性的物件“矛”或“镖枪”。
Amaxophobia: Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle
This word comes from the Greek amaxa, meaning wagon – which suggests the vehicle that first inspired this fear.
乘车恐惧症:害怕待在车里或者乘车
词根是希腊语amaxa,指“马车”,意指最早引发这一恐惧症的车辆。
Ailurophobia: Abnormal fear of cats
This word comes from ailurous, the Greek word for cat.
恐猫症:对猫不正常的惧怕
来自于“猫”的希腊语说法ailurous。
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