an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit
物神(指因为具有所谓的灵气或灵魂而受人崇拜的非生命物体)。
a course of action to which one has an excessive and irrational commitment
痴迷,迷恋
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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更多的法官意见。
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.
恋物(指一种用某一物体、某款衣服或身体的某个部位等来获得满足的变态性欲)
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Victorian men developed fetishes focusing on feet, shoes, and boots .维多利亚时代的男子对脚、鞋和靴有恋物癖。
"early 17th cent. (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French