addiction

(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor)

（罗马法）裁判官对某事物或人给予另一人的正式裁决（如债务人对其债权人的裁决）

a surrender to a master

向主人投降

under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery

在罗马法下，上瘾是奴隶制的正当理由

an abnormally strong craving

异常强烈的渴望

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or drugs)

对在心理上或生理上形成习惯的事物（特别是酒精或品）异常地容忍和依赖

dependence

dependance

dependency

habituation