nympholepsy

英 ['nɪmfəˌlepsɪ] 美 ['nɪmfəˌlepsɪ]
我的生词本 » 报错反馈
  • n. 狂热;狂乱;着迷

词族 · nympholepsy

词形变化与派生词,串起来记

中文词源

nympholepsy 男色情狂,着迷

nympho-,仙女,-lepsy, 抓住,发狂。比喻用法,原指被仙或妖迷住的男子,后用来指发情的男人。

英语词源

nympholepsy (n.)
"frenzy or rapture supposed to take hold of a man upon gazing on a nymph," 1775, coined by Richard Chandler, in "Travels in Greece," from nymph, on model of epilepsy, with second element from stem of Greek lambanein "to take." Especially "an ecstasy or frenzy caused by desire for the unattainable." Ancient Greek had nympholeptos "caught by nymphs." Related: Nympholept; nympholeptic.

开通会员 · 学习更高效

首发优惠 12月31日止 · 年卡立省 30 元

同义词拓展 / 云端生词本 / 学习计划 / 去广告

查看权益 »