lunatic
英 ['luːnətɪk]
美['lʊnə'tɪk]
- adj. 疯狂的；精神错乱的；愚蠢的
- n. 疯子；疯人
词态变化
复数: lunatics;
中文词源
lunatic 精神病
来自拉丁语luna,月亮，词源同lunar.因西方古代医学认为月相的盈亏可引发暂时的神经错乱，也就是月亮效应，但时至今日，医学界仍对这一现象争论不休，没有定论。
英英释意
- 1. an insane person
- 2. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
英文词源
- lunatic (adj.)
- late 13c., "affected with periodic insanity, dependent on the changes of the moon," from Old French lunatique, lunage "insane," or directly from Late Latin lunaticus "moon-struck," from Latin luna "moon" (see Luna). Compare Old English monseoc "lunatic," literally "moon-sick;" Middle High German lune "humor, temper, mood, whim, fancy" (German Laune), from Latin luna. Compare also New Testament Greek seleniazomai "be epileptic," from selene "moon." Lunatic fringe (1913) apparently was coined by U.S. politician Theodore Roosevelt.
Then, among the wise and high-minded people who in self-respecting and genuine fashion strive earnestly for peace, there are foolish fanatics always to be found in such a movement and always discrediting it -- the men who form the lunatic fringe in all reform movements. [Theodore Roosevelt, autobiography, 1913].
Earlier it was a term for a type of hairstyle worn over the forehead (1877). Lunatic soup (1933) was Australian slang for "alcoholic drink." - lunatic (n.)
- "lunatic person," late 14c., from lunatic (adj.).
实用场景例句
- This lunatic in a white van pulled out right in front of me!
- 这个疯子开着一辆白色货车直接冲到了我前面！
牛津词典
- lunatic ideas
- 荒谬的想法
牛津词典
- a lunatic smile
- 傻笑
牛津词典
- Her son thinks she's an absolute raving lunatic.
- 她儿子认为她是个十足的疯子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the operation of the market taken to lunatic extremes.
- 走向疯狂极端的市场运营
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a country spurned until now by all except the more lunatic of journalists and adventurers.
- 一个迄今为止除了那些更为疯狂的记者和探险家外被所有人唾弃的国家
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He pleads for sanity in a lunatic world.
- 他祈求在这混乱的世界里仍能保持头脑清明。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He has been called a fascist, a heretic and shenjingbing , a lunatic.
- 他一直被称作法西斯分子 、 异端和神经病.
期刊摘选
- Ma is also a lunatic, but I am also a big crazy.
- 马云也是疯子, 但我也是个大疯子.
期刊摘选
- It's the lunatic fringe of the Animal Liberation Front which smashes the windows of butchers'shops, not ordinary members like us.
- 是 “动物解放阵线”的极端分子打碎了肉店的玻璃窗, 可不是我们这样的普通成员.
《简明英汉词典》
- Who was the lunatic who gave the baby matches to play with?
- 是哪个白痴把火柴拿给婴儿玩的?
辞典例句
- The drunkard is as much a danger to society as a lunatic at large.
- 酒鬼与逍遥在外的疯子对社会有同样的危险.
期刊摘选
- I might as well have struggled with a bear, or reasoned with a lunatic.
- 我还不如跟只熊搏斗, 或是跟疯子论理还好些.
辞典例句
- The lunatic fringe is / are ignored by most members of the party.
- 绝大部分党员对极端分子不予理睬.
辞典例句
- The number of lunatic is as finite as the number of lunatics.
- 疯狂的书籍和疯狂的人一样数量有限.
期刊摘选
- I rejoined that the Klan is a more lunatic splinter group.
- 我回答说三K党 只不过是神经失常的一小撮.
辞典例句
- The second was the larger pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to lunatic.
- 第二堆比较多, 写作风格多种多样,从虚幻到荒谬.
期刊摘选
- Gary a lunatic. He is always acting crazy.
- 盖瑞是神经病. 他老是疯疯癫癫的.
期刊摘选
- The lunatic was carefully guarded.
- 对疯子严加看守.
辞典例句
- I was carved up by a lunatic in a Porsche.
- 一个开保时捷的疯子超车抢了我的道.
《简明英汉词典》
- I began to think that his wife had been lunatic, or some such thing.
- 我开始想他的妻子是神经错乱了, 或者疯了.
辞典例句
- The lunatic man walked down the lane without any clothes on.
- 这个疯子一丝不挂地在小路上走.
期刊摘选
- Listen'til you're ready for a lunatic ward.
- 听听他们猛击,直到你准备好进疯人院.
期刊摘选
- These docile lunatic automatons are no more trouble to their guards than cattle.
- 对警卫来说,这些驯良的,机器人般的疯子和家畜一样不会带来多大的麻烦.
辞典例句
- A party of visitors were being shown round a lunatic asylum.
- 一群游客被领着参观一所疯人院.
期刊摘选
- An object , no matter how nice it is, will be broken down if meeting lunatic guys.
- 世界上再好的东西, 如果遇上丧心病狂的人都会被砸毁.
期刊摘选
- This lunatic in a white van pulled out right in front of me!
- 这个疯子开着一辆白色货车直接冲到了我前面！
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The man's a raving lunatic.
- 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》