[mass noun]the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity 着迷,上瘾 he committed the offence to finance his drug addiction. 他为满足毒瘾筹钱而犯法。
语源
late 16th cent. (denoting a person's inclination or proclivity): from Latin addictio(n-), from addicere 'assign' (see addicted)