生活中的各種“恐懼癥”

在英語里有個后綴phobia多用來表示“對于某個事物極端的、非理性的懼怕”，中文多稱為“恐懼癥”。我們常見的有“密閉空間恐懼癥”（claustrophobia）、“蜘蛛恐懼癥”（arachnophobia）等。近幾年隨著手機的廣泛普及，還出現了“無手機恐懼癥”（nomophobia）。

其實，在生活中，還有很多我們沒有聽說過的各種奇葩“恐懼癥”。今天，我們就為大家總結總結。

Kinesophobia: Pathological fear of motion
運動恐懼癥：對運動無法控制的恐懼

The root of this word is kinein, Greek for to move.
這個詞的詞根是kinein，是希臘語中“移動”的意思。

Kathisophobia: Fear of sitting down
靜坐恐懼癥：很害怕坐著

The Greek kathizein means to sit down.
詞根kathizein是希臘語，表示“坐下”。

Aichmophobia: A morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or a pointing finger)
恐尖癥（尖器恐懼癥）：對鋒利或有尖頭的物品（如針或者伸出的手指）有恐懼

At the root of this word lies an iconic pointed object of the ancient world: the Greek aikhmē means "spear" or "javelin."
這個詞的詞根是希臘語aikhmē，指古代標志性的物件“矛”或“鏢槍”。

Amaxophobia: Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle
乘車恐懼癥：害怕待在車里或者乘車

This word comes from the Greek amaxa, meaning wagon – which suggests the vehicle that first inspired this fear.
詞根是希臘語amaxa，指“馬車”，意指最早引發這一恐懼癥的車輛。

Ailurophobia: Abnormal fear of cats
恐貓癥：對貓不正常的懼怕

This word comes from ailurous, the Greek word for cat.
來自于“貓”的希臘語說法ailurous。

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by anxiety in situations where the sufferer perceives the open space to be dangerous, uncomfortable, or unsafe.
廣場恐懼癥是一種焦慮癥，具體表現為在開闊的環境下感到危險、不適或不安。

Iatrophobia is a fear of going to the doctor. Fear of doctors or iatrophobia can ruin the quality of your life. Some of the common symptoms of this phobic condition include rapid breathing, sweating, feeling of dread, shortness of breath, nausea and irregular heartbeat.
“醫生恐懼癥”,害怕去看病，害怕見到醫生。“醫生恐懼癥”有損生活質量。常見癥狀有：呼吸加速、出汗、畏懼、氣短、惡心、心跳不規律。

Trypophobia is a revulsion and fear of objects with clusters of small holes – think beehives, ant holes, and in particular lotus seed heads.
“密集恐懼癥”就是指對有密集小孔的物體感到惡心和恐懼，類似物體有蜂窩、蟻窩，尤其是蓮蓬。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）