| 单词 |
dipsomaniac |
| 释义 |
dipsoˈmaniac, n. and a. [f. prec. + -ac (after maniac).] A. n. A person affected with dipsomania; one who suffers from an ungovernable craving for drink.
1858A. S. Taylor Med. Jurispr. lxx. (ed. 6) 950 The two jurors..considered that she was a dipsomaniac. 1866Lond. Rev. 13 Oct. 404/2 There are several places where Dipsomaniacs are treated, under the rule and care of religious orders. 1884Mrs. C. Praed Zero ix, A craving for excitement as keen as that of the dipsomaniac for alcohol. B. adj. = next. (In recent Dicts.) |

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