/'fetɪʃ; `fɛtɪʃ/
n
1 object that is worshipped, esp because a spirit is believed to live in it 物神（尤指认为有神灵寓于其中而受膜拜的）.
2 (a) thing to which more respect or attention is given than is normal or sensible 受到过分崇拜或注意的东西
*He makes a fetish of his new car. 他把自己的新汽车奉若神明.
(b) object or activity that is necessary for or adds to an individual's sexual pleasure; fixation 能引起或增强个人性快感的物体或活动; 不正常的依恋; 固恋
*Women's underclothes are a common fetish. 女人的内衣裤是常见的能引起性快感的恋物.

n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço 'artificial, false']
a desire for sex that comes from seeing a particular type of object or doing a particular activity, especially when the object or activity is considered unusual
　a leather fetish
something you are always thinking about or spending too much time doing
→obsessionfetish for/about
　Sue has a real fetish about keeping everything tidy.