hectic

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a. 脸上发红, 发热的, 潮热的, 肺病的 n. 脸红, 潮热病人

发音

其它 /ˈhɛktɪk/

词形变化

hectics 复数 hectics more hectic 比较级 most hectic 最高级

别名

hectick hectical

教材释义与例句

名词

脸红;患肺结核

形容词

兴奋的,狂热的;脸上发红;肺病的;忙碌的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hectic fever.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A flush like one produced by such a fever.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Very busy with activity and confusion.

    忙碌的

    繁忙的

    比喻

    The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds

  2. 2.

    Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.

    废旧

    hectic fever

  3. 3.

    Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.

    废旧

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词源

From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French etique, from Medieval Latin *hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, “habitual, hectic, consumptive”), from ἕξις (héxis, “a state or habit of body or of mind, condition”), from ἔχειν (ékhein, “to have, hold, be in a certain state”).

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