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发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--nymphomania(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年06月26日10:27:33 星期一), 转信
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nymphomania (nim-fuh-MAY-nee-uh, -MAYN-yuh) noun
Excessive sexual desire in a female.
[New Latin : Greek numphe, nymph + -mania.]
"Doctors now presume that Catherine suffered from nymphomania. This was
indirectly confirmed by then court doctor Melhior-Adam Veikard, who
acknowledged the Empress' intellect and talent but noted: `By the way,
marrying her would require extreme bravery.'"
Nikolai Pavlenko, The Prince & The Empress, Russian Life, May 30, 1998.
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