c. 1600, "tendency," of habits, pursuits, etc.; 1640s as "state of being self-addicted," from Latin addictionem (nominative addictio) "an awarding, a devoting," noun of action from past participle stem of addicere (see addict (v.)). Earliest sense was less severe: "inclination, penchant," but this has become obsolete. In main modern sense it is first attested 1906, in reference to opium (there is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco).
雙語例句
1. We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first.
我們必須首先集中精力治療毒癮。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo.
毒癮仍然是個有些忌諱的話題。
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3. Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
在這一切正常的表象下潛伏的是將使這個家庭四分五裂的毒癮。
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4. I discovered an addiction to housework which I had never felt before.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己迷上了做家務(wù)，之前我從沒有這種感覺。
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5. My name is Roseanne and I'm in here for heroin addiction.