"kleptomaniac" 怎么发音

word

US

klep-tuh-MAY-nee-ak

UK

klep-tuh-MAY-ni-ak

释义

A kleptomaniac is a person who cannot resist the urge to steal things, even if they do not need or want them. It refers to someone with the mental condition called kleptomania.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˌkɫɛptəˈmeɪniæk

英式英语

klˌɛptəmˈeɪnɪˌæk

简化发音

美式

klep-tuh-MAY-nee-ak

英式

klep-tuh-MAY-ni-ak

语境中听

A kleptomaniac finds it hard to stop stealing.

The doctor diagnosed her as a kleptomaniac.

A kleptomaniac often steals without realizing it.

People sometimes mistake a kleptomaniac for an ordinary thief, but their reasons are different.