pyromania
pyromania — 名詞
1. a mental health condition in which someone experiences a powerful, repeated urge
縱火狂
一種無法控制縱火衝動的心理疾病
a mental health condition in which someone experiences a powerful, repeated urge to deliberately set things on fire
Pyromania is a rare condition, and most arsonists do not have this disorder.
縱火狂是一種罕見的病症，多數縱火犯並沒有這種失調症狀。
contrasts pyromania with arson or criminal fire-setting
A psychiatrist diagnosed Eliska with pyromania after she admitted feeling drawn to flames.
精神科醫師診斷 Eliska 患有縱火狂，因為她承認自己對火焰著迷。
collocation: diagnosed with pyromania
The hospital offers a programme that helps patients with pyromania control their urges safely.
醫院提供了一套計劃，幫助縱火狂患者安全控制他們的衝動。
A psychiatrist told Felix that pyromania is a treatable mental disorder, not a crime.
一位心理醫生告訴 Felix，縱火狂是一種可治療的心理疾病，不是犯罪行為。
Tomás struggled with pyromania for years before finally seeking professional help.
Tomás 與縱火狂對抗多年，最後終於尋求專業協助。
- fire-setting behaviour
broader descriptive term that includes both criminal and clinical fire-starting
- incendiarism
highly formal legal term for the criminal act, not the clinical condition
文法句型
diagnosed with pyromania
suffer from pyromania
用法筆記
Distinct from arson: arson is a criminal act of deliberately setting fires for revenge, profit, or to cause harm, while pyromania is a clinical diagnosis involving an internal psychological compulsion.