词族 · nymphomania
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英语词源
- nymphomania (n.)
- 1775, in English translation of "Nymphomania, or a Dissertation Concerning the Furor Uterinus," by French doctor M.D.T. Bienville, coined from Greek nymphe "bride" (see nymph) + mania "madness" (see mania). Perhaps influenced by earlier French nymphomanie. Defined as "a female disease characterized by morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire." Compare also nympholepsy.
权威例句
- 1. Remember, masturbation, promiscuity, homosexuality and nymphomania were once classified as psychiatric diseases too.
- 你要知道, 自慰, 滥交, 同性恋和慕男狂一度被归类为精神疾病.