网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇：

　

词汇 headshrinking
释义

Definition of headshrinking in English:

headshrinking

noun ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkɪŋ

  • 1In certain tribal societies: the practice of preserving and shrinking the severed heads of enemies as a trophy. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2Informal (originally and chiefly US). Treatment or analysis of a person's mental health; psychotherapy, psychiatry, or psychoanalysis.

Origin

1920s. From head + shrinking. Compare slightly earlier headshrinker.

Definition of headshrinking in US English:

headshrinking

nounˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkɪŋ

  • 1In certain tribal societies: the practice of preserving and shrinking the severed heads of enemies as a trophy. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2Informal (originally and chiefly US). Treatment or analysis of a person's mental health; psychotherapy, psychiatry, or psychoanalysis.

Origin

1920s. From head + shrinking. Compare slightly earlier headshrinker.
随便看

　

双龙斋书画网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2000-2024 slzcn.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间：2026/3/22 14:13:07