单词 | syphilophobic |
释义 | > as lemmasˌsyphiloˈphobic ˌsyphiloˈphobic adj. and n. [compare German syphilophobisch (1853 or earlier)] (a) adj. exhibiting syphilophobia; of or relating to syphilophobia; (b) n. a person affected with syphilophobia. ΚΠ 1856 Lancet 5 Apr. 377/2 Let no one be deceived by the silly notion that the German syphilophobic show-room exhibits any true representations of Nature that are not matched or surpassed by our national collections. 1885 P. McBride tr. J. Gottstein Dis. Larynx 163 A slight transient catarrh is enough to fill a syphiliphobic patient with the idea that he feels the disease in his throat. 1894 Lancet 13 Oct. 856/1 He also remarked on the proneness of syphilophobics to suicide. 1915 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 19 657/1 Beware the syphilophobic patient. He worries the doctor to death with fears lest his acne or eczema be connected with his former trouble. 1932 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Apr. 602/2 The syphilophobic has always, I think, remorse for some past or present wrong-doing in his mind. 2000 Art Bull. 82 141/1 Graef implied that Kirchner, despite his efforts at sexual freedom and the promise of a cure.., remained syphilophobic, like many members of the middle class who had been instructed in sexual hygiene at the turn of the century. < as lemmas |
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