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外刊例句
- The obsession with “free” nearly destroyed the music industry and continues to wreak havoc on the media.
他们对“免费”的痴迷曾差点摧毁音乐产业,如今仍在危害媒体。
——《经济学人》 - One need not wander far in this city to get a grip on the resilient obsession with neuroses of various stripes.
我们在这座城市里走不了多远,就能发现人们对各种心理疾病不同程度的痴迷。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] the state of being obsessed with someone or something
[名词] 沉迷于某人或某物的状态
深入解读
Obsession 源自拉丁语 obsessionem (包围、封锁),是英语单词 obsess (使痴迷、使心神不宁)的名词形式,主要表示“痴迷、着魔”于某人某物,强调以一种非正常的方式心心念念,比如对数学特别痴迷(an obsession with numbers)。
显然,这种不正常状态对人来说也是一种“困扰”,比如总是想到死的不健康念头(an unhealthy obsession with death)。再严重一点,就可能是患上了强迫症(OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder)。
值得注意的是, obsessive 是英语单词 obsess 的形容词形式,作形容词表示“着迷的、强迫性的、过分到不正常程度的”,而在心理学领域也可以作名词表示“强迫症患者”。
名人用例
A man with an obsession is a man who has very little sales resistance.
一个痴迷的人几乎没有什么推销阻力。
出自威尔士裔英国知名作家、诗人及护教家克莱夫·斯特普尔斯·刘易斯(Clive Staples Lewis,1898年11月29日-1963年11月22日)。他以儿童文学作品《纳尼亚传奇》(The Chronicles of Narnia)而闻名于世,其情节动人、妙趣横生。
常见短语
“obsession” 是一个名词,意为着迷、困扰、痴迷,通常指对某种想法、人、事物或活动的过度关注和痴迷。
以下是包含 “obsession” 这个词的 50 个短语,附上中文解释:
- Personal obsession – 个人痴迷
- obsession with fame – 对名利的痴迷
- obsession with success – 对成功的痴迷
- obsession with beauty – 对美的痴迷
- obsession with power – 对权力的痴迷
- obsession with control – 对控制的痴迷
- obsession with perfection – 对完美的痴迷
- obsession with money – 对金钱的痴迷
- obsession with work – 对工作的痴迷
- obsession with technology – 对技术的痴迷
- obsession with fashion – 对时尚的痴迷
- obsession with appearance – 对外貌的痴迷
- obsession with status – 对地位的痴迷
- obsession with social media – 对社交媒体的痴迷
- obsession with health – 对健康的痴迷
- obsession with fitness – 对健身的痴迷
- obsession with food – 对食物的痴迷
- obsession with gaming – 对游戏的痴迷
- obsession with music – 对音乐的痴迷
- obsession with art – 对艺术的痴迷
- obsession with movies – 对电影的痴迷
- obsession with books – 对书籍的痴迷
- obsession with travel – 对旅行的痴迷
- obsession with adventure – 对冒险的痴迷
- obsession with knowledge – 对知识的痴迷
- obsession with learning – 对学习的痴迷
- obsession with success – 对成功的痴迷
- obsession with perfection – 对完美的痴迷
- obsession with control – 对控制的痴迷
- obsession with money – 对金钱的痴迷
- obsession with work – 对工作的痴迷
- obsession with technology – 对技术的痴迷
- obsession with fashion – 对时尚的痴迷
- obsession with appearance – 对外貌的痴迷
- obsession with status – 对地位的痴迷
- obsession with social media – 对社交媒体的痴迷
- obsession with health – 对健康的痴迷
- obsession with fitness – 对健身的痴迷
- obsession with food – 对食物的痴迷
- obsession with gaming – 对游戏的痴迷
- obsession with music – 对音乐的痴迷
- obsession with art – 对艺术的痴迷
- obsession with movies – 对电影的痴迷
- obsession with books – 对书籍的痴迷
- obsession with travel – 对旅行的痴迷
- obsession with adventure – 对冒险的痴迷
- obsession with knowledge – 对知识的痴迷
- obsession with learning – 对学习的痴迷
- obsession with fame – 对名利的痴迷
- obsession with success – 对成功的痴迷
这些短语应该有助于你更好地理解 “obsession” 这个词在形容过度关注和痴迷某种想法、人、事物或活动时的不同应用。
同近义词
- fixation: an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something
- mania: an excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession
- compulsion: an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one’s conscious wishes