英単語

nymphomaniaの意味・使い方・発音

nymphomania

英 [,nɪmfə'meɪnɪə] 美 [,nɪmfə'menɪæk]
  • n. [心理学]女性のエロトマニア; [医学]モヨマニア; ムフング; ニンフォマニア.

英語の語源


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.

例文


1. Remember,masturbation,promiscuity,homosexuality and nymphomania were once classified aspsychiatric diseases too.
ご存知のように、**、乱交、同性愛と慕男狂は一時精神疾患に分類された。

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