英语听力汇总   |   各种奇葩的“恐惧症”你听说过吗?

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  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。