alcoholism
英 ['ælkəhɒlɪz(ə)m]
美['ælkəhɔlɪzəm]
	    - n. 酗酒;[内科] 酒精中毒
 
英文词源
- alcoholism (n.)
 - "disease of alcohol addiction," 1852, from alcohol + -ism, or else from Modern Latin alcoholismus, coined in 1852 by Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss (1807-1890) to mean what we now would call "alcohol poisoning." In earlier times, alcoholism would have been habitual drunkenness or some such term.
 
双语例句
- 1. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
 - 我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
 
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the social stigma of alcoholism
 - 酗酒在社会上的恶名
 
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Alcoholism often leads to the alienation of family and friends.
 - 酗酒常常导致家庭和朋友间的疏远.
 
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Excessive drinking induces alcoholism.
 - 饮酒过度会引起酒精中毒.
 
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.
 - 那位医生写了一篇关于酗酒问题的论文.
 
来自《简明英汉词典》