英语词汇“monomania”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Someone who suffers from monomania is unhealthily preoccupied with something. If your sister talks about nothing but her collection of vintage lunch boxes, you could call it monomania.

It's one thing to be excited about playing Scrabble or preoccupied with local politics, but when any interest gets out of hand, you can call it monomania. The word monomania, from the Greek mono, "one" and mania, "madness," was coined by a French psychiatrist in the early 1800s. One of the most famous literary cases of monomania is that of Captain Ahab, obsessed with his pursuit of Moby Dick.

WORD FAMILY

monomania: monomaniac, monomaniacal, monomanias+/monomaniac: monomaniacs/monomaniacal: monomaniacally

USAGE EXAMPLES

It’s telling that this monomania gets rewarded—every single time, with cheering crowds and Facebook likes—despite its lack of substance.

Slate(May 31, 2016)

That sadness festered and culminated in Monomania, an album fueled by rage and caked in rust just for kicks.

The Verge(Oct 16, 2015)

But on this day, Aug. 27, in 1859, Drake’s monomania paid off.

Time(Aug 27, 2015)

n a mania restricted to one thing or idea

Syn|Hyper

possession

cacoethes, mania, passion

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

单词	monomania
释义	monomania (once / 8528 pages) n Someone who suffers from monomania is unhealthily preoccupied with something. If your sister talks about nothing but her collection of vintage lunch boxes, you could call it monomania. It's one thing to be excited about playing Scrabble or preoccupied with local politics, but when any interest gets out of hand, you can call it monomania. The word monomania, from the Greek mono, "one" and mania, "madness," was coined by a French psychiatrist in the early 1800s. One of the most famous literary cases of monomania is that of Captain Ahab, obsessed with his pursuit of Moby Dick. WORD FAMILY monomania: monomaniac, monomaniacal, monomanias+/monomaniac: monomaniacs/monomaniacal: monomaniacally USAGE EXAMPLES It’s telling that this monomania gets rewarded—every single time, with cheering crowds and Facebook likes—despite its lack of substance. Slate(May 31, 2016) That sadness festered and culminated in Monomania, an album fueled by rage and caked in rust just for kicks. The Verge(Oct 16, 2015) But on this day, Aug. 27, in 1859, Drake’s monomania paid off. Time(Aug 27, 2015) n a mania restricted to one thing or idea Syn\|Hyper possession cacoethes, mania, passion an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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