lycanthropy

n. (神话中)会变成狼的人, 变狼狂 [医] 变狼忘想

发音

UK /laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.piː/
UK /lʌɪ̯-/
UK /-ˈkan-/
CA /laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.pi/
US /laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.pi/
AU /lɑe̯ˈkæn.θɹə.piː/
NZ /lɑe̯ˈkɛn.θɹə.piː/
SCOT /laɪ̯ˈkan.θɹə.pi/
SCOT /lʌi̯-/
SCOT /ləi̯-/
SCOT /-θɹʌ-/
IN /ləjˈka(ː)n.t̪ɾo.piː/
IN /lɑːj-/

词形变化

lycanthropies 复数 lycanthropies

别名

lycanthropia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.

    不可数 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.

    不可数 宗教 神话 哲学 引申义
  3. 3.

    A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

    不可数

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -y (abstract noun suffix).

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