automaniac

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who is self-involved to the point of mental illness.
  2. An enthusiast of automobiles and motoring.
    — A foolish dissipation, ending in broken rest, depleted purses, broken laws, broken automobiles, and broken bones.[…] Is the cost not heavy enough to bring even an automaniac to his senses?
  3. A road hog.

词形变化

automaniacs plural automaniacs plural

词源

词源 1
Of auto- (“oneself”) + -maniac (“one who experiences obsession”). Attested from the 19th century.
词源 2
Of auto (“automobile”) + -maniac (“one who experiences obsession”). Attested from the early 20th century. Compare automania.
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