lycanthropy
/laɪˈkænθrəpɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf, as recounted in folk tales(民间故事中的)人变狼, 变狼术。
1.1
- archaic a form of madness involving the delusion of being an animal, usually a wolf, with correspondingly altered behaviour〈古〉变狼妄想(狂); 变兽妄想(狂)。
派生词
lycanthropic
adjective词源
late 16th cent. (as a supposed form of madness): from modern Latin lycanthropia, from Greek lukanthrōpia, from lukos 'wolf' + anthrōpos 'man'.