单词 | hypnology |
释义 | hypnology in British English (hɪpˈnɒlədʒɪ) noun the study of sleep and hypnosis Derived forms hypnologic (ˌhɪpnəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hypnological (ˌhypnoˈlogical) adjective hypnologist (hypˈnologist) noun hypnology in American English (hɪpˈnɑlədʒi) noun the science dealing with sleep and hypnotism Word origin hypno- + -logyhypnology in American English (hɪpˈnɑlədʒi) noun the science dealing with the phenomena of sleep Derived forms hypnologic (ˌhɪpnlˈɑdʒɪk) hypnological adjective hypnologist noun Word origin [1885–90; hypno- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, foregut, roller coaster, scrum, twoferhypno- is a combining form meaning “sleep,” “hypnosis,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix hypno- include: hypnoanalysis, hypnodrama, hypnograph, hypnopedia, hypnotherapy; -logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: chronology, genealogy, reflexology, thanatology, tropology |
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