claustrophobic
claustrophobic — 形容詞
1. describes a room, building, or other enclosed space that is so small or narrow t
幽閉的
形容場所狹小封閉令人不適
describes a room, building, or other enclosed space that is so small or narrow that being inside it makes people feel uneasy or anxious.
The windowless basement office felt so claustrophobic that Yara asked to work from the café.
那間沒有窗戶的地下辦公室感覺非常幽閉，Yara 提議去咖啡廳工作。
claustrophobic + felt → describing a space's psychological effect
Ravi took the stairs instead of the narrow, claustrophobic lift in his apartment building.
Ravi 走樓梯，避開公寓大樓裡狹窄幽閉的電梯。
claustrophobic + noun → attributive use
A small, claustrophobic changing room at the beach made the children feel anxious.
海灘上那間狹小幽閉的更衣室讓孩子們感到焦慮。
The back seat of the old car was cramped and claustrophobic for three passengers.
舊車的後座又擠又幽閉，坐了三個乘客很不好受。
Even the spacious lobby felt claustrophobic to Mira once the crowd filled every corner.
即使是大廳，人群擠滿每個角落後，Mira 也感到幽閉壓迫。
文法句型
claustrophobic + noun (room, lift, office)
feel/look/seem + claustrophobic
用法筆記
This sense describes only places or spaces, not people. Compare with sense 2, which describes a person's condition. Common with verbs like 'feel', 'look', or 'seem' — for example, 'the room feels claustrophobic.'
常見錯誤
2. describes someone who experiences strong anxiety or panic when inside small, enc
幽閉恐懼的
對封閉空間感到恐懼的
describes someone who experiences strong anxiety or panic when inside small, enclosed areas such as elevators, tunnels, or windowless rooms.
Yusuf is claustrophobic, so he always books an aisle seat on long flights.
Yusuf 有幽閉恐懼症，所以長途飛行時總是訂靠走道的座位。
person + is claustrophobic → describing a permanent trait
The MRI technician asked whether Nadia was claustrophobic before the scan began.
MRI 技師在掃描開始前詢問 Nadia 是否有幽閉恐懼症。
Because Wen is claustrophobic, she chose a bus over the subway for her daily commute.
因為 Wen 有幽閉恐懼症，她選擇搭公車而非捷運通勤。
Amara told the tour guide she was claustrophobic and could not enter the cave.
Amara 告訴導遊她有幽閉恐懼症，無法進入洞穴。
Rashida is so claustrophobic that she never uses public elevators, even on the tenth floor.
Rashida 非常怕密閉空間，即使要到十樓也從來不用公共電梯。
- afraid of enclosed spaces
a descriptive phrase rather than a single-word synonym; more informal and less clinical
文法句型
be + claustrophobic (permanent trait)
feel + claustrophobic (temporary state)
用法筆記
Can describe either a permanent personality trait ('I am claustrophobic') or a temporary feeling in a specific situation ('I feel claustrophobic in this crowded room'). The object of fear must be a physically enclosed space — not used for abstract situations like being trapped in a boring job.
常見錯誤
claustrophobic — 名詞
1. a person who experiences claustrophobia — an extreme or irrational fear of being
幽閉恐懼者
患有幽閉恐懼症的人
a person who experiences claustrophobia — an extreme or irrational fear of being in confined or enclosed places such as lifts, tunnels, or crowded rooms.
The hospital installed a glass-walled MRI room to help claustrophobics feel more at ease.
醫院安裝了玻璃牆的 MRI 室，幫助幽閉恐懼者感到更自在。
claustrophobics → plural noun referring to people with the condition
Claustrophobics often request window seats on airplanes to feel less trapped.
幽閉恐懼者在飛機上經常要求靠窗座位，以減少被困住的感覺。
The tour guide checked if any claustrophobics were in the group before entering the tunnel.
導遊在進入隧道前確認團裡有沒有幽閉恐懼者。
As a claustrophobic, Noa always checks that hotel rooms have windows that open.
身為幽閉恐懼者，Noa 總是確認旅館房間有可以打開的窗戶。
文法句型
a + claustrophobic (singular)
claustrophobics (plural)
用法筆記
This noun form is less common than the adjective. It is often replaced by the longer phrase 'a person with claustrophobia' or 'someone who is claustrophobic' in everyday conversation. Usually found in medical, architectural, or travel contexts.
常見錯誤
❌ 'Claustrophobics are afraid of crowded trains.' → This is fine grammatically, but more natural in speech: 'People who are claustrophobic avoid crowded trains.' — the noun form can sound clinical.