neurosis
noun /njʊəˈrəʊsɪs/
/nʊˈrəʊsɪs/
[countable, uncountable] (plural neuroses
/njʊəˈrəʊsiːz/
/nʊˈrəʊsiːz/
)- (medical
医学 神经症；神经官能症 - Those of anxious temperament are more likely to develop anxiety neurosis.
性情焦虑的人更易患焦虑性神经症。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anxiety
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
- …
- neurosis about
- Those of anxious temperament are more likely to develop anxiety neurosis.
- any strong fear or worry
过分的恐惧（或焦虑） - the director's neurosis about actors arriving late for filming
导演对演员拍片迟到的神经紧张 - This obsession with time is a modern neurosis and one we all have to live with.
过分关注时间是一种现代人的焦虑，我们大家不得不忍受。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anxiety
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
- …
- neurosis about
- the director's neurosis about actors arriving late for filming
词源mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from neuro- ‘of nerves’ + -osis.