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源自希腊语 'pathos'(痛苦)和 'logos'(研究),后缀 '-ically' 表示副词形式,最初用于医学领域。
❶ 以病理学的方式,指与疾病或异常状态相关;也用于形容某种行为或状态极端到不正常的地步。
“The tissue was pathologically examined for signs of cancer.”
(对组织进行了病理学检查以寻找癌症迹象。)
“He is pathologically afraid of spiders, screaming at even tiny ones.”
(他对蜘蛛有病理性的恐惧,连很小的蜘蛛也会让他尖叫。)
pathologically incapable — 形容某人因心理或生理原因完全无法做某事,程度远超普通情况。
“He is pathologically incapable of admitting his mistakes.”
(他病态地无法承认自己的错误。)