alcoholism

B2 大学 FREQ #22545

n. 酗酒, 酒精中毒 [化] 酒中毒

发音

US /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
其它
UK /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/

词形变化

alcoholisms 复数 alcoholisms

别名

alkoholism

教材释义与例句

名词

酗酒； 酒精中毒

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

    酗酒

    不可数

    chronic alcoholism

    struggle with alcoholism

    effects of alcoholism

    He sought treatment for alcoholism at a rehabilitation clinic.

    Alcoholism can lead to serious health problems.

  2. 2.

    Acute alcohol poisoning.

    醇类中毒

    醇中毒

    酒精中毒

    不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

drunkenness alcohol addiction dipsomania inebriation potomania

上位词 5

passion mania cacoethes drug addiction white plague

词源

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English alcoholism From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.

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