英語說文解字:Addict and Addiction
上癮似乎是新興的文明病,英語中也有許相關的詞彙與語法。上癮的動詞
為addict,表示對某物上癮可用get/become + addicted to,例如:
- Sally seems to get addicted to the Internet because she spends almost eight
hours a day surfing the Net.
2. Drinking five cups of coffee a day, I worry I may get addicted to caffeine.
註:caffeine (n.) 咖啡因
而“addict”亦可作名詞,意為上癮者,且有兩點值得注意,首先在發音
上,“addict”中的“a”由動詞時的/ə/改發長母音/æ/,而重音位置也由動詞時的“ddi”前移至第一音節“a”,以紅色標記重音位置的變化:
addict → addict
其二,常有使用者誤以為“addict”的名詞另有其字,自創出“addictor”或“addicter”,使用上可多加注意。
至於上癮的症狀則可用另一名詞“addiction”表示;若要形容事物易誘發上癮,可用形容詞“addictive”表示,例如:
- He went to the doctor to treat his nicotine addiction.
2. A growing number of teenagers are seeking help from psychiatrists to fight
against their Internet addiction.
3. Some substance in beverages can be highly addictive, such as alcohol and c
affeine.
註:substance (n.) 物質
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