释义 |
tar·an·tism \ˈtarən.ˌtizəm\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin tarantismus, from Taranto, seaport in southern Italy where tarantism was common from the 15th to the 17th century + Latin -ismus -ism : a dancing mania or malady of late medieval Europe popularly regarded as being caused by the bite of the tarantula |