anankastic

English

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “force, necessity”).

anankastic (comparative more anankastic, superlative most anankastic)

(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.[1]
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
- 1991: ‘You’re a classic anal-retentive,’ he says, ‘tirelessly absorbed by minutiae, anankastic in the extreme – it’s lucky you have me to deal with the broad sweep of things, to do the abstract thinking.’ — Will Self, ‘Mono-Cellular’, The Quantity Theory of Insanity

单词	anankastic
释义	anankastic English Etymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “force, necessity”). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ænənˈkæstɪk/ Adjective anankastic (comparative more anankastic, superlative most anankastic) (linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.[1] (psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive. 1991: ‘You’re a classic anal-retentive,’ he says, ‘tirelessly absorbed by minutiae, anankastic in the extreme – it’s lucky you have me to deal with the broad sweep of things, to do the abstract thinking.’ — Will Self, ‘Mono-Cellular’, The Quantity Theory of Insanity References Janneke Huitink Analyzing anankastic conditionals and sufficiency modals
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