Agoraphobia is a strong fear of places that feel open, crowded, or hard to leave quickly — a market, a station, a wide street, a shopping mall, sometimes a bus. It is not only “I don’t like crowds.” It is “I might not get out, and then I will lose control.” Many people with it start staying home more and more, because home feels safe. Doctors use this word; friends might just say someone hates going out.

Agoraphobia is a strong fear of placesAgoraphobia是對地方感到強烈恐懼 that feel open, crowded, or hard to leave quickly開闊、擁擠，或是難以快速離開的 a market, a station, a wide street, a shopping mall, sometimes a bus像市場、車站、寬闊的街道、購物中心，有時候連公車也算 It is not only "I don't like crowds."它不只是「我不喜歡人多」 It is "I might not get out, and then I will lose control."而是「我可能出不去，然後就會失控」 Many people with it start staying home more and more很多有這種恐懼的人，會開始越來越常待在家裡 because home feels safe因為家裡感覺比較安全 Doctors use this word醫生會用這個字 friends might just say someone hates going out朋友之間可能只會說某人很討厭出門

The name was made as a medical word in 1871 by the German doctor Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal. It is built from Greek agora, the public square where people gathered, plus -phobia, fear. The old picture is “fear of the public gathering place,” which is still close, though today the word also covers open space and being far from a safe exit.

The name was made as a medical word in 1871這個名字是1871年創造出來的醫學用字 by the German doctor Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal由德國醫生Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal It is built from Greek agora它是由希臘文agora組成的 the public square where people gathered（人們聚集的公共廣場） plus -phobia, fear加上-phobia（恐懼） The old picture is "fear of the public gathering place,"原本的畫面是「害怕公共聚集場所」 which is still close這個意思到現在還算貼近 though today the word also covers open space and being far from a safe exit只是今天這個字也涵蓋了開闊空間，以及遠離安全出口這種情況