考研英语词汇拓展：那些与“恐惧症”有关的词汇

影视剧中经常看到有人有密闭恐惧症，在电梯等密闭的空间待久了就会受不了。其实，在日常生活中，还有各种各样的恐惧症是我们不太常见或者没有听说过的。今天就给大家介绍几种。

1.Kinesophobia: Pathological fear of motion

The root of this word is kinein, Greek for to move.

运动恐惧症：对运动无法控制的恐惧

这个词的词根是kinein，是希腊语中移动的意思。

2.Kathisophobia: Fear of sitting down

The Greek kathizein means to sit down.

静坐恐惧症：很害怕坐着

词根kathizein是希腊语，表示坐下。

3.Aichmophobia: A morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or a pointing finger)

At the root of this word lies an iconic pointed object of the ancient world: the Greek aikhmē means spear or javelin.

恐尖症(尖器恐惧症)：对锋利或有尖头的物品(如针或者伸出的手指)有恐惧

这个词的词根是希腊语aikhmē，指古代标志性的物件矛或镖枪。

4.Amaxophobia: Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle

This word comes from the Greek amaxa, meaning wagon which suggests the vehicle that first inspired this fear.

乘车恐惧症：害怕待在车里或者乘车

词根是希腊语amaxa，指马车，意指最早引发这一恐惧症的车辆。

5.Ailurophobia: Abnormal fear of cats

This word comes from ailurous, the Greek word for cat.

恐猫症：对猫不正常的惧怕

来自于猫的希腊语说法ailurous。