English disease

短语

词形变化

the English disease

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Football (soccer) hooliganism.

  2. 2.

    Depression (especially suicidal).

  3. 3.

    Hypochondria.

  4. 4.

    Sweating sickness.

  5. 5.

    Gout.

  6. 6.

    Rickets.

  7. 7.

    Syphilis.

  8. 8.

    Bronchitis.

  9. 9.

    Tuberculosis.

  10. 10.

    Laziness; low motivation.

  11. 11.

    Gambling.

  12. 12.

    Haemophilia.

  13. 13.

    Homosexuality.

  14. 14.

    Poor industrial relations and the resulting economic weakness.

  15. 15.

    Masochism, especially a fondness for flagellation.

词源

A calque of phrases from various languages, including the French maladie anglaise, Polish angielska choroba, German englische Krankheit, and the Russian англи́йская боле́знь (anglíjskaja boléznʹ).

来源：wiktionary