(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
an abnormally strong craving
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 同义词:dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation,
百科解释
Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors.
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其他语种释义
addictionとは意味:addiction n. (麻薬などの)常習, 常用; ふけること, 専心. 【動詞+】 ◆These drugs cause addiction. これらの薬物は中毒になる ◆cure an addiction 中毒を治す ◆develop an addiction 常用するようになる; 悪習が身につくようになる ◆get rid of an addiction 常用をやめる Once you...