fetish
/ˈfetɪʃ/noun
1- 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）。
1.1
- a course of action to which one has an excessive and irrational commitment痴迷, 迷恋：
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。
1.2
- 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）：
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。
派生词
fetishism
nounfetishist
nounfetishistic
adjective词源
early 17th cent. (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm)： from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço 'charm, sorcery' （originally an adjective meaning 'made by art'）, from Latin factitius （see FACTITIOUS）.