compulsive
/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/adjective
1
- resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes强迫所引起的; 与强迫性冲动有关的：
compulsive eating.
强迫性进食。
1.1
- attrib.(of a person) acting as a result of such an urge（人）凭强迫性冲动行事的; 不由自主的：
a compulsive liar.
说谎成癖者。
2
- irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling引人入胜的; 令人欲罢不能的：
this play is compulsive viewing.
这部戏看起来令人欲罢不能。
派生词
compulsively
adverbcompulsiveness
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'compulsory'）： from medieval Latin compulsivus, from compuls- 'driven， forced'， from the verb compellere （see COMPEL）. Sense 1 (originally a term in psychology) dates from the early 20th cent.