late 14c., fixacion, an alchemical word, "action of reducing a volatile substance to a permanent bodily form," from Medieval Latin fixationem (nominative fixatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin fixare, frequentative of figere "to fix" (see fix (v.)). Meaning "condition of being fixed" is from 1630s. Used in the Freudian sense since 1910.
权威例句
1. He's got this fixation with cleanliness.
他有洁癖。
2. Such a fixation with money can't be healthy.
这般地迷恋钱财可能是病态的.
3. The country's fixation on the war may delay a serious examination of domestic needs.
该国对这场战争的执迷可能会令其不能及时认真地审视国内需求。
4. The fixation of the stapes may progress rapidly during pregnancy.
在怀孕期镫骨固定可能迅速发展.
5. Among the blue - green algae are many species of nitrogen fixation.