ailurophobia
英 [,aɪljʊərə'fəʊbɪə]
美[aɪ,lʊrə'fobɪə]
- n. 惧猫症,恐猫症;对猫的极度厌恶
英英释义
- 1. a morbid fear of cats
英文词源
- ailurophobia (n.)
- "morbid fear of cats," 1905, from -phobia "fear" + ailouros "cat," which is of unknown origin. Folk etymology connects it with aiolos "quick-moving" + oura "tail." Related: Ailurophobe (1914).