germophobe
germophobe — 名詞
- germophobesingular
- germophobesplural
1. a person who is extremely worried about germs and dirt, to a degree that other p
恐菌者
對細菌過度恐懼的人
a person who is extremely worried about germs and dirt, to a degree that other people find unusual or amusing
Mei-Lin is such a germophobe that she wipes her shopping cart with disinfectant before touching it.
Mei-Lin 是個嚴重的恐菌者，她連碰購物車前都要先用消毒濕紙巾擦拭一遍。
such a + noun + that-clause for result
Diego, a self-described germophobe, carries hand sanitizer everywhere he goes.
Diego 自稱是恐菌者，隨身都會攜帶乾洗手液。
self-described + [noun] for self-identification
Fatima's germophobe tendencies mean she washes her hands at least twenty times a day.
Fatima 的恐菌傾向意味著她每天至少洗手二十次。
The new office cleaner was surprised by how many germophobe colleagues asked for extra desk wipes.
新來的辦公室清潔人員很驚訝，有那麼多恐菌的同事向他額外索取桌面濕紙巾。
- clean freak
more informal and broader — refers to a person obsessed with any kind of tidiness, not just germs
- neat freak
similar to clean freak; emphasizes orderliness and organisation rather than fear of contamination
- slob
informal term for a messy or untidy person, the opposite extreme
用法筆記
Common in casual conversation; frequently applied humorously toward a person with very strong cleaning habits rather than a clinical phobia. The formal term for the condition is germophobia.