| Title | hydrophobia |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·dro·pho·bia ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, from Greek, from hydr- + -phobia -phobia DATE 1547 1. rabies 2. a morbid dread of water English Etymology hydrophobia 1392, from L.L. hydrophobia (Cælius Aurelianus, c.420), from Gk. hydrophobia (Celsius, 50 C.E.), from hydrophobos"dreading water," from hydr-, stem of hydros "water" + phobos"dread, fear" (see phobia). So called because human sufferers show aversion to water and have difficulty swallowing it. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hydrophobia hydro·pho·bia / 7haidrE5fEubiE; NAmE -5foubiE / noun[U] extreme fear of water, which happens with rabies infection in humans (狂犬病患者的)恐水,畏水 • hydro·pho·bic / 7haidrE5fEubik; NAmE -5fou- / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·dro·pho·bia \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfōbēə\ noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from hydr- + -phobia 1. : a morbid dread of water 2. : rabies |
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