kleptomania

kleptomania

英 [,kleptə(ʊ)'meɪnɪə]
　　美 ['klɛptə'menɪə]

n. 盜竊癖

中文詞源：

kleptomania 偷盜癖

來自希臘語kleptein,偷盜，來自PIE*klep,偷盜，來自*kel的擴大形式，隱藏，覆蓋，詞源同cell,hole.-mania,發狂。

例句：

1. Kleptomania is a mania for stealing things.
盜竊癖是一種愛偷東西的躁狂癥.

2. The millionaire who was caught shoplifting was found to be suffering from kleptomania.
那個因逛街時順手牽羊而被捉到的百萬富翁,被發現有盜竊癖.