- compulsive (adj.)
[compulsive 词源字典]
- c. 1600, from French compulsif, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere "to drive together, force, compel" (see compel). Psychological sense is from 1902. As a noun, attested from 1630s; psychological sense from 1957. Related: Compulsively; compulsiveness.[compulsive etymology, compulsive origin, 英语词源]