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

com·pul·sion

(kəm-pŭlshən)

a. The act of compelling.

b. The state of being compelled.

2. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation: "He felt an animal compulsion to flee the hotel and the city" (Paul Theroux).

3. Psychiatry An act or ritual that a person feels compelled to perform repeatedly, often to reduce the distress caused by an obsession.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin compulsiō, compulsiōn-, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere, to compel; see COMPEL.]

单词	compulsion
释义	com·pul·sion (kəm-pŭlshən) n. 1. a. The act of compelling. b. The state of being compelled. 2. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation: "He felt an animal compulsion to flee the hotel and the city" (Paul Theroux). 3. Psychiatry An act or ritual that a person feels compelled to perform repeatedly, often to reduce the distress caused by an obsession. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin compulsiō, compulsiōn-, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere, to compel; see COMPEL.]
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