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Necrophilia is a sexual interest in dead bodies. It is a clinical, serious word — the kind you meet in psychology, law, or news about crime, not in ordinary conversation. It names a rare and strongly taboo desire. You do not need this word for daily life; you may meet it in a newspaper, a crime story, or a horror film. It is not a joke word, and it is not the same as being interested in death in a sad or scientific way.
戀屍癖
組成necro- (from Ancient Greek nekrós, “corpse, dead”) + -philia (from Ancient Greek philía, “affection”), after German Nekrophilie.
同家族的字
- necromancyshares necro-, “dead”; that one is magic supposed to talk to the dead
- necrosisshares necro-; dead tissue in the body
- bibliophileshares -phile / -philia, “love of”
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
necrophilianoun/ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/
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lifestylesexualityA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
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Sexual activity with corpses.
- A woman in Sweden has been accused of necrophilia after investigators found some 100 skeleton parts in her apartment.
- Mann was a vocal leader in the group, and she was particularly outspoken about an incident in which the school's rugby team engaged in chants calling for violence against women -- including rape and necrophilia.
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medicinesciencesA pathological fascination with death.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。