drapetomania

漂泊狂

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The desire of slaves to run away, viewed as a mental illness.

    漫游癖

    漂泊症

    历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    An overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).

    过时 不可数

词源

Coined in 1851 by Samuel A. Cartwright as a name for a supposed mental illness that caused black slaves to flee captivity. Ancient Greek δραπέτης (drapétēs, “runaway slave”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).

来源：wiktionary