cacoethes

n. 恶癖, 难抑的欲望 [医] 恶习, 恶癖

发音

其它 /ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz/

词形变化

cacoethe 复数 cacoethe

别名

cacoëthes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Compulsion; mania.

  2. 2.

    A bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer.

    废旧 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

passion mania

下位词 10

possession alcoholism agromania dipsomania egomania kleptomania logomania logorrhea monomania necromania

词源

Borrowed from Latin cacoēthes, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”).

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