phobic(形容词):恐惧的;厌恶的,尤指对某一特定事物或情境带有强烈、不理性的害怕或回避倾向。常用于心理学语境(如 phobic anxiety),也可用于较广义的“强烈排斥”(如 homophobic)。
/ˈfoʊbɪk/
She became phobic about elevators after getting stuck once.
她在被困电梯一次之后,对电梯产生了恐惧回避。
Although he tried to hide it, his phobic reaction to dogs affected his daily routine and travel plans.
尽管他努力掩饰,但他对狗的恐惧反应影响了日常作息和出行计划。
来自希腊语 phobos(φόβος,“恐惧”)。英语中常以 -phobic 构成形容词,表示“对……恐惧/排斥的”(如 claustrophobic 幽闭恐惧的、arachnophobic 恐蛛的)。