English - The Real Deal

今天是13号，恰逢星期五，也就是所谓的Friday the 13th。以前虽然见过paraskevidekatriaphobia（“Friday the 13th恐惧症”）这个词，但从未上心。一来我不信邪，二来我比较懒。

但是今天发生了一件恐怖的事情（某个跟我父亲很熟的人跳楼身亡），让我不禁想起这个单词。在网上搜来搜去，终于在Word Spy找到了它的发音：

paraskevidekatriaphobia (pair.uh.skee.vee.dek.uh.tree.uh.FOH.bee.uh) n. Fear of Friday the 13th.
—paraskevidekatriaphobic adj., n.
—paraskevidekatriaphobe n.

还有这段话特别有帮助：

Today’s tongue torturer appears to come from the Greek words paraskevi, Friday, and dekatria, thirteen, with the suffix -phobia tacked on for the fear factor.

也就是说，paraskevi是Friday，dekatria是13，phobia是恐惧症（这个想必大家都很熟）。拆开来之后单词就好记多了。嗯，我终于攻克这个超长、超难的单词了。

相关链接：

Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky
A World of Luck (Friday the 13th)

Bonus video: Fort Minor featuring Styles of Beyond - Remember The Name

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