| 单词 | compulsive |
| 释义 | compulsive —compulsively, adv. —compulsiveness, compulsivity /keuhm pul siv"i tee, kom'pul-/, n. /keuhm pul"siv/, adj. 1. compelling; compulsory. 2. Psychol. a. pertaining to, characterized by, or involving compulsion: a compulsive desire to cry. b. governed by an obsessive need to conform, be scrupulous, etc., coupled with an inability to express positive emotions. n. 3. Psychol. a person whose behavior is governed by a compulsion. [1595-1605; obs. compulse v. ( < L compuls(us), ptp. of compellere; see COMPULSION) + -IVE] |
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