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单词 motorphobe
释义

motorphoben.

Brit. /ˈməʊtəfəʊb/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌfoʊb/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., -phobe comb. form.
Etymology: < motor n. + -phobe comb. form.
rare.
A person who has a strong fear or hatred of motor vehicles.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > by motor vehicle > one who has morbid dread of
motorphobe1905
1905 Automobile Topics 27 May 448 The time will come when..the motorphobes will wonder what ever possessed them to act so foolishly.
1911 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 533/1 A motorphobe was quoted as declaring solemnly in 1906, ‘In another ten years there will not be half the autocars on the roads that there are now.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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