nymphomania
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌnɪm.fəˈmeɪ.ni.ə/us/ˌnɪm.foʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/thebehaviourof a woman wholikesto havesexvery often,especiallywith a lot of differentpeople, which wasconsideredin the past to be anillness:
慕男狂,女色情狂Theessenceof hercharacterwas not nymphomania but alongingto beloved.她性格的本质不是慕男狂,而是对被爱的渴望。
Hersexdriveborderedon nymphomania.她的性欲强烈,近乎于色情狂。
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nymphomaniac
- Theytriedto "cure" her nymphomania.
- Hewatchedhisdaughtersforsignsof nymphomania.
- Theyarguedthat nymphomaniaexplainedthecriminalbehaviourof hiswife.