acrophobia 英 [ˌækrə'fəʊbɪə]   美 [ˌækrəˈfobiə]

acrophobia

acrophobia  英 [ˌækrə'fəʊbɪə] 美 [ˌækrəˈfobiə]

n. 恐高症,高处恐怖症 

名词复数:acrophobias 

She has acrophobia and always becomes dizzy in a high-rise elevator. 她有恐高症,到了高楼的电梯里就发晕。
The study involved 40 people with clinically diagnosed acrophobia -- fear of heights -- all of whom took three "virtual" outdoor elevator rides. 该研究所采用的对象是40位在临床已经确诊的恐高症患者。 将他们都带到三个“真实的”开放式电梯旁。

  • Want to go to the top of the Empire State Building? You must not have acrophobia. Someone who is terrified of heights will just wait for you in the gift shop — which is on the ground floor.
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  • n. 恐高症,高处恐怖症
  • 1. She has acrophobia and always becomes dizzy in a high-rise elevator.

    她有恐高症,到了高楼的电梯里就发晕。

  • 2. The study involved 40 people with clinically diagnosed acrophobia -- fear of heights -- all of whom took three "virtual" outdoor elevator rides.

    该研究所采用的对象是40位在临床已经确诊的恐高症患者。 将他们都带到三个“真实的”开放式电梯旁。

  • 3. This was evident in their answers to a standard acrophobia questionnaire and through skin conductance tests, which measure how well the skin conducts electricity.

    这一结果源自对他们进行的标准恐惧症测量问卷和皮肤电导率的测定。

  • acrophobia (n.) "morbid fear of heights," 1887, medical Latin, from Greek akros "at the end, topmost" (from PIE root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce") + -phobia "fear." Coined by Italian physician Dr. Andrea Verga in a paper describing the condition, from which Verga himself suffered.
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