hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
英语
编辑替代写法
编辑- hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (错误拼写，或许目的是使得单词更长)
词源
编辑来自hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian，sesquipedalian的延伸 + monstrum (“怪物”) 的连接形 + hippopotamus（英语河马的错误拼写） + -phobia。
发音
编辑- (英国) 国际音标(帮助): /ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
音频 (英国)： (档案) - 韵部：-əʊbiə
- 断字：hip‧po‧po‧to‧mon‧stro‧ses‧qui‧pe‧dal‧i‧o‧pho‧bi‧a
名词
编辑hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (不可数)
- (幽默) 长单词恐惧症
- Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.
- Ben 有长单词恐惧症，所以他很少使用超过三个音节的单词。
- 2002年4月19日, anonymous author, The Scotsman，第 13 页:
- However, we assume that despite the best endeavours of science, some phobias will always remain. These include paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th. And hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which is fear of long words.
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- 2002年12月14日, Chris Lloyd, The Northern Echo，第 10 页:
- Those who find this column troubling are suffering from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- the fear of long words. Or, more likely, rupophobia - a fear of rubbish.
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- 2005年9月30日, D. Harlan Wilson, Pseudo-City, Raw Dog Screaming Press, →ISBN，第 183 页:
- Coincidentally there is a masochistic PCP with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words) curled up in an alleyway across the street. He has been whispering “Antidisestablishmentarianism” to himself over and over for two days now, experiencing up to one orgasm every three hours as a result of The Pain […]
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使用说明
编辑- 本词长达15音节，不太可能单纯用作其所表示的意思。正式用语是 sesquipedalophobia。