hydrophobia的词源

英文词源

hydrophobia (n.)

late 14c., idroforbia, a symptom of rabies in man (sometimes used for the disease itself), from Late Latin hydrophobia (Celsius, 50 C.E.), from Greek hydrophobos "dreading water," from hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + phobos "dread, fear" (see phobia). So called because human sufferers show aversion to water and have difficulty swallowing it. In Old English as wæterfyrhtness.

中文词源

hydrophobia：恐水症

hydro-,水，-phobia,恐惧，词源同acrophobia.常见于狂犬病症状。

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