fetish

fetish
[ˈfɛtɪʃ]
noun
  1. an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit
    物神，奉若神明之物
    ■a course of action to which one has an excessive and irrational commitment
    痴迷，迷恋
    he had a fetish for writing more opinions each year than any other justice.
    他的一个癖好是每年比其他任何一位法官写出更多的裁定理由。
    ■a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc
    （物体、衣物、身体某一部分引起的）恋物癖
    Victorian men developed fetishes focusing on feet, shoes, and boots.
    维多利亚时期的男性对脚、鞋和靴有恋物癖。
派生
fetishism
noun
fetishist
noun
fetishistic
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço 'charm, sorcery' (originally an adjective meaning 'made by art'), from Latin factitius (see factitious)
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