madcap

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a. 鲁莽的, 冲动的 n. 鲁莽的人

发音

UK /ˈmædkæp/
US /ˈmædˌkæp/
IN /ˈmæɖˌkæp/

词形变化

madcaps 复数 madcaps more madcap 比较级 most madcap 最高级

别名

mad cap mad-cap

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.

    Near-synonyms: mad lad, madlad

  2. 2.

    A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot.

  3. 3.

    An insane person; a lunatic.

    废旧 罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic.

    a madcap activity a madcap idea a madcap plan

    The film featured a madcap car chase that went right through a crowded café.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

lunatic daredevil hothead harum-scarum swashbuckler

上位词 2

adventurer venturer

下位词 1

tearaway
形容词

同义词 4

impulsive impetuous hot-headed brainish

近义相关 1

incautious

词源

The noun is derived from mad + cap (“(informal) head”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.

来源：wiktionary