alcoholism

英 ['ælkəhɒlɪz(ə)m]美 ['ælkəhɔlɪzəm]
  • n. 酗酒；[内科] 酒精中毒
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英文词源

alcoholism (n.)
"disease of alcohol addiction," 1852, from alcohol + -ism, or else from Modern Latin alcoholismus, coined in 1852 by Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss (1807-1890) to mean what we now would call "alcohol poisoning." In earlier times, alcoholism would have been habitual drunkenness or some such term.

双语例句

1. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the social stigma of alcoholism
酗酒在社会上的恶名
来自《权威词典》
3. Alcoholism often leads to the alienation of family and friends.
酗酒常常导致家庭和朋友间的疏远.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Excessive drinking induces alcoholism.
饮酒过度会引起酒精中毒.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.
那位医生写了一篇关于酗酒问题的论文.
来自《简明英汉词典》