waterfright

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fear of water; aquaphobia. countable,nonstandard,rare,uncountable
    — Possibly the foundation was subconscious memories of two water-frights, one on the ocean at six, one on a pond at thirteen ; but these were in themselves unimportant; and I have found, in my subconscious, few ideational or emotional associations.

词形变化

waterfrights plural water-fright alternative water fright alternative

词源

From water + fright. Compare Old English wæterfyrhtness (“fear of water, hydrophobia”).
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