mentionitisn.

Brit.

/mɛnʃnˈʌɪtᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nˈaɪdᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mention v., -itis suffix.

Etymology: < mention v. + -itis suffix, humorously after e.g. tonsillitis n.

colloquial and humorous.

Originally: a tendency to mention something for the sake of comprehensiveness or exhaustiveness, rather than relevance (now rare). In later use: a tendency towards repeatedly or habitually mentioning something, esp. the name of a person one is attracted to or infatuated with, regardless of its relevance to the topic of conversation.In later use popularized by Helen Fielding in her 1999 book, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (see quot. 1999).

ΚΠ

1954 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 14 177 Shall he [sc. the textbook author] ‘mention’ this or that item for the sake of ‘coverage’, only to have other potential users accuse him of having succumbed to that textbookish disease ‘mentionitis’?

1999 H. Fielding Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason ii. 41 ‘It's Mentionitis,’ Jude was saying. ‘What's that?’ said Magda. ‘Oh, you know, when someone's name keeps coming up all the time, when it's not strictly relevant: “Rebecca says this” or “Rebecca's got a car like that”.’

2010 @Caissie 4 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 16 July 2019) We barely admit to each other that we have bodily functions. It combats the kids and their constant mentionitis re: farting.

2019 Daily Mail (Nexis) 1 July If he develops ‘mentionitis’ about the woman who runs the spin class, then you may have a bigger problem.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mentionitis
释义	mentionitisn. Brit. /mɛnʃnˈʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /ˌmɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nˈaɪdᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mention v., -itis suffix. Etymology: < mention v. + -itis suffix, humorously after e.g. tonsillitis n. colloquial and humorous. Originally: a tendency to mention something for the sake of comprehensiveness or exhaustiveness, rather than relevance (now rare). In later use: a tendency towards repeatedly or habitually mentioning something, esp. the name of a person one is attracted to or infatuated with, regardless of its relevance to the topic of conversation.In later use popularized by Helen Fielding in her 1999 book, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (see quot. 1999). ΚΠ 1954 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 14 177 Shall he [sc. the textbook author] ‘mention’ this or that item for the sake of ‘coverage’, only to have other potential users accuse him of having succumbed to that textbookish disease ‘mentionitis’? 1999 H. Fielding Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason ii. 41 ‘It's Mentionitis,’ Jude was saying. ‘What's that?’ said Magda. ‘Oh, you know, when someone's name keeps coming up all the time, when it's not strictly relevant: “Rebecca says this” or “Rebecca's got a car like that”.’ 2010 @Caissie 4 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 16 July 2019) We barely admit to each other that we have bodily functions. It combats the kids and their constant mentionitis re: farting. 2019 Daily Mail (Nexis) 1 July If he develops ‘mentionitis’ about the woman who runs the spin class, then you may have a bigger problem. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
随便看	resiance resiances resiancies resiancy resiant resiant roll resiants resianty resiccate resiccation reside resided residence residence address residence city residence counsellor residence hall residence house residence order residence part residence permit residence room residence street residence time residence town