stuffocation 杂物窒息

Stuffocation is the feeling of being overwhelmed and weighed down by material things, i.e. 'stuff'. In practice this can mean different things to different people, but classic examples include regularly having to rummage¹ through masses of junk you never use in order to get to the items you actually need, opening a wardrobe brimming with garments and not being able to find a thing to wear, and on receiving a gift, not feeling pleasure or gratitude² but a surge of indifference³ or anxiety about what you're going to do with it. 

Stuffocation指被各种物品、杂物淹没，导致不堪重负的感觉，我们可称之为“杂物窒息”。这种杂物窒息的情况对不同的人来说情形各异，不过，比较典型的例子有：找到你真正需要的东西之前需要先翻遍一堆永远都用不到的杂物，打开塞满衣物的衣柜却找不到一件能穿的衣服，或者，收到一份礼物的时候，感觉到的不是欣喜或者感激，而是一种漠然或者焦虑的心情，因为你开始想着这个礼物要怎么处理。

 

In short, rather than thinking of stuff in a positive way, believing that material things are useful or pleasant and enhance our lives, stuffocation embodies⁴ the idea that more things equate⁵ to more to deal with, more to organize, and so more hassle. 

简而言之，stuffocation传递的信息并不是那么积极：物品越多并不能对生活有更多益处，也不会提高生活质量，而是你需要更多的时间去处理、归置这些物品，由此带来的麻烦事儿也更多。

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