addiction
/əˈdɪkʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈdɪkʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈdik-shən a-/ (ame, mw)
addiction — 名詞
1. a strong physical or mental need to keep taking a drug, drinking alcohol, or doi
成癮；上癮
對某物或某行為產生強烈依賴而無法停止
a strong physical or mental need to keep taking a drug, drinking alcohol, or doing an activity, so that you feel unable to stop even when it is hurting your body, mind, or relationships.
Kofi has been fighting his addiction to painkillers for three years.
馬可仕已經與止痛藥成癮對抗了三年。
addiction to + noun (drug name)
The clinic in Taichung treats people with gambling and alcohol addictions.
台中那家診所專門治療有賭博和酒精成癮問題的人。
plural use: gambling/alcohol addictions
Her mother lost her job and her marriage because of a drug addiction.
她媽媽因為毒品上癮而失去了工作和婚姻。
Doctors warn that smartphone addiction is a growing problem among teenagers.
醫生警告，智慧型手機成癮在青少年之中是日益嚴重的問題。
After ten years of heavy smoking, Yael finally beat her nicotine addiction.
在重度抽菸十年後，Yael 終於戰勝了尼古丁成癮。
- dependence
more clinical and neutral; widely used in medical contexts
- habit
softer, often non-clinical; can describe minor or harmless routines too
- compulsion
stresses the inner urge to act, with or without physical need
- craving
the strong desire itself, often a single moment, not the whole condition
- abstinence
the deliberate choice to stay away from the harmful substance or activity
- self-control
the general ability to resist urges; broader and not limited to substances
文法句型
addiction to + noun
have an addiction to + noun
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'to' plus the substance or activity (addiction to alcohol, addiction to gaming). Used both as a count noun for a specific case ('a drug addiction') and uncountably for the general condition ('treatment for addiction').