frenetic

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a. 发狂的, 狂热的 n. 发狂者

发音

UK /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/
US /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/
AU /ˈfɹɛ.nɪt.ɪk/

词形变化

frenetics 复数 frenetics more frenetic 比较级 most frenetic 最高级

别名

phrenetic phrenetick phrentic phrentick frenetical frenetick phrenetical

教材释义与例句

名词

疯子;狂人

形容词

狂热的;发狂的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is frenetic.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

    发狂的

    After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.

  2. 2.

    Mentally deranged, insane.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

    废旧 医学

词汇关系

形容词

词源

From Middle English frenetik (also frentik, frentyk, frantike > modern English frantic), from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Doublet of frantic and phrenitic. Etymologically, initial stress would be expected (compare the syncopic form phrentic); the modern pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is due to the influence of other words ending in -etic such as phonetic and sympathetic.

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