phobic
phobic — 形容詞
- phobicpositive
- more phobiccomparative
- most phobicsuperlative
1. Having an extremely strong and often unreasonable feeling of fear, dislike, or h
恐懼的
對某事物極度且不理性地害怕
Having an extremely strong and often unreasonable feeling of fear, dislike, or hatred directed at a particular thing, person, or type of situation.
Vinícius was so phobic about spiders that he left the room whenever one appeared.
Vinícius 非常恐懼蜘蛛，每當有蜘蛛出現他就離開房間。
phobic about + object of fear
Hui's phobic fear of heights kept her from visiting friends on the top floor.
Hui 對高度懷有恐懼感，因此無法去拜訪住在頂樓的朋友。
phobic used as attributive adjective before noun
After the car accident, Gabriel became almost phobic about driving on busy roads.
車禍之後，Gabriel 幾乎對在繁忙的道路上開車產生了恐懼。
The old cat seemed completely phobic around strangers and hid whenever guests arrived.
那隻老貓似乎對陌生人極度恐懼，只要有客人來就躲起來。
Dylan's phobic reaction to needles made getting a simple blood test very difficult.
Dylan 對針頭的恐懼反應使得連簡單的抽血檢查都變得非常困難。
- fearless
showing no fear at all
- comfortable with
feeling at ease rather than afraid
文法句型
be + phobic + about + noun/gerund
be + phobic + of + noun
用法筆記
Often used with 'about' to introduce the thing feared. When placed directly before a noun (e.g., 'phobic reaction'), it describes the response rather than the person.
常見錯誤
phobic — 名詞
- phobicsingular
- phobicsplural
1. A person who experiences an extreme or unreasonable fear or strong dislike of a
恐懼症患者
對特定事物有極度恐懼或厭惡的人
A person who experiences an extreme or unreasonable fear or strong dislike of a particular thing, often to a degree that affects their daily life.
Iris, a lifelong phobic of crowds, chose remote work over a busy office.
Iris 從小就恐懼人群，因此選擇遠端工作而非在忙碌的辦公室上班。
phobic + of + (thing feared)
The support group helps phobics of all kinds, from people afraid of flying to those scared of insects.
這個支持小組歡迎各類恐懼症患者，從害怕搭飛機的人到對昆蟲感到恐懼的人都可參加。
plural: phobics
Tanvi's doctor told her that being a phobic does not mean her personality has any flaw.
Tanvi 的醫生告訴她，患有恐懼症並不代表她的人格有任何缺陷。
The therapist explained that many phobics improve with the right treatment over a few months.
治療師解釋說，許多恐懼症患者經過幾個月的適當治療後都可以獲得改善。
文法句型
a + phobic
phobics
用法筆記
Less common in everyday speech than 'person with a phobia.' More frequent in clinical or psychology contexts. Can be followed by 'of' to specify the thing feared.
常見錯誤
phobic — 字尾
1. Added to a word — usually at the end as a suffix, but also occasionally at the s
恐懼…的
構成形容詞，表示對某事物極度恐懼或厭惡
Added to a word — usually at the end as a suffix, but also occasionally at the start of a Greek- or Latin-derived root as a combining form — to create an adjective meaning 'extremely afraid of or strongly disliking that thing.'
Tunde described himself as claustrophobic and chose the seat next to the exit on trains.
Tunde 說自己患有幽閉恐懼症，搭火車時總是選擇靠近出口的座位。
claustrophobic: fear of enclosed spaces
Many arachnophobic people check their shoes carefully before putting them on in the morning.
許多對蜘蛛感到恐懼的人，早上穿鞋前都會仔細檢查鞋子內部。
arachnophobic: fear of spiders
The company made the instructions very simple to help technophobic customers use the new device.
那家公司將說明書寫得非常簡單明瞭，以幫助排斥科技產品的顧客使用新設備。
Kian became increasingly agoraphobic after the accident and rarely left the house.
Kian 在車禍後變得越來越害怕公共場所，幾乎足不出戶。
Acrophobic patients often feel dizzy just looking down from a fifth-floor window.
患有恐高症的患者光是從五樓窗戶往下看就經常感到頭暈。
The xenophobic policies of the early twentieth century made cross-border travel very difficult.
二十世紀初的仇外政策使得跨國旅行變得非常困難。
Some people become hydrophobic after a near-drowning experience as children.
有些人在兒時經歷瀕臨溺水後，會對水產生恐懼。
The photophobic plant stayed healthy only when Asher put it in a dark corner of the room.
那株怕光的植物只有在 Asher 將它放在房間陰暗角落時才能健康生長。
- -phobe
forms nouns for a person (e.g., arachnophobe), not adjectives
- -philic
forming words that mean 'attracted to' or 'loving' (e.g., hydrophilic means attracted to water)
文法句型
[noun] + -phobic → adjective
[phobo-] + [Greek/Latin root] → adjective (combining-form pattern)
用法筆記
This affix appears in two patterns: as a suffix attached to a noun (e.g., technology → technophobic) or as a combining form attached to a Greek- or Latin-derived bound root (e.g., acr- 'heights' → acrophobic). In everyday English the suffix pattern (technophobic, arachnophobic) is more common. The corresponding noun form ends in '-phobia' (claustrophobia, arachnophobia).