"morbid fear of being shut up in a confined space," coined 1879 (in article by Italian-born, French-naturalized Swiss-English physician Dr. Benjamin Ball (1834-1892)) from Latin claustrum "a bolt, a means of closing; a place shut in, confined place, frontier fortress" (in Medieval Latin "cloister"), past participle of claudere "to close" (see close (v.)) + -phobia "fear."
实用例句
1. He experienced feelings of claustrophobia from being in a small place.
他呆在一个狭小的地方，体验到了幽闭恐惧症的感觉。来自柯林斯例句
2. to suffer from claustrophobia
患幽闭恐怖症来自《权威词典》
3. I hate lifts — they give me claustrophobia.
我讨厌电梯——电梯使我有幽闭恐惧感.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. In the claustrophobia of her parents' house she had no stimulus for creativity.
在父母那所令人感到封闭恐惧的房子里，没有任何东西可以刺激她的创作。来自柯林斯例句
5. People with claustrophobia have a horror of being trapped in the lift.
