1847, "pertaining to the relation between mind and body," from Greek psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + somatikos, from soma (genitive somatos) "body" (see somato-). Applied from 1938 to physical disorders with psychological causes. Etymologically it could as easily apply to emotional disorders with physical causes, but it is rarely used as such.
权威例句
1. Doctors refused to treat her, claiming that her problems were all psychosomatic.
医生拒绝对她进行治疗,声称她的问题完全是心理作用引起的。
2. The psychosomatic implications were unflattering.
这种身心上的牵连,实在并不讨人喜欢.
3. The aforesaid series of studies shows that psoriasis is a psychosomatic disease.
这一系列研究表明银屑病是典型的心身疾病.
4. Girls often develop performance anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms such as stomachaches.
女孩通常表现得焦虑并出现如胃痛那样的身心失调症状.
5. Personality dimensions could predict individuals'psychosomatic symptoms in some degree.