生活英语|phobia 恐惧症

Kinesophobia: Pathological fear of motion

The root of this word is kinein, Greek for to move.

运动恐惧症：对运动没办法控制的恐惧

这个词的词根是kinein，是希腊语中移动的意思。

Kathisophobia: Fear of sitting down

The Greek kathizein means to sit down.

静坐恐惧症：非常害怕坐着

词根kathizein是希腊语，表示坐下。

Aichmophobia: A morbid^{1 fear of sharp or pointed2 objects}

At the root of this word lies an iconic pointed object of the ancient world: the Greek aikhmē means spear or javelin^3.

恐尖症（尖器恐惧症）：对锋利或有尖头的物品（如针或者伸出的手指）有恐惧

这个词的词根是希腊语aikhmē，指古时候标志性的物件矛或镖枪。

Amaxophobia: Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle

This word comes from the Greek amaxa, meaning wagon^{4 which suggests the vehicle that first inspired this fear.}

乘车恐惧症：害怕待在车里或者乘车

词根是希腊语amaxa，指马车，意指最早引发这一恐惧症的汽车。

Ailurophobia: Abnormal fear of cats

This word comes from ailurous, the Greek word for cat.

恐猫症：对猫不正常的惧怕

源于猫的希腊语说法ailurous。