lycanthropy

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/laɪˈkanθɹəpi/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 広義

(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.

日本語の意味

狼男、すなわち人間とオオカミの姿を取ることができる者の状態、またはその特性を指す。 / 狼男症、または狼に変身する症状・現象。

英語の意味

(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.

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After his grandfather's death, he secretly researched lycanthropy, terrified that the family trait would awaken in him during the next full moon.

祖父の死後、彼は密かに人狼化について調べ、次の満月に家系の特性が彼の中で目覚めるのではと恐れていた。

詳細

意味（1）

(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.

意味（2）

(mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.

On one hand, Jacques is quite glad that he doesn’t have classic lycanthropy. Turning into a squirrel tends to cause fewer problems than turning into a wolf.

詳細

意味（3）

A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

lycanthropies （ plural ）