Lunatic
[ 'lʊnə'tɪk ]
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n. 精神失常者，精神病人;疯子;极愚蠢的人;狂人;
adj. 疯狂的;精神错乱的;愚蠢的;极端的;
💡 词根助记
lunat=lunar月亮+ic人 →月亮的盈亏引起精神病 →疯子
📝 例句
His second wife died in a lunatic asylum. It was in the blood.
他的第二个太太是在疯人院里死去的。那是遗传
Moreover it was filled with a sort of exaltation, a lunatic intensity.
此外，还充满了一种兴奋的表情，紧张得近乎疯狂。
The man's lunatic behavior is a menace to society.
那个人的疯狂行为构成对社会的威胁。
I know that there used to be such lunatic affairs as divorce courts.
我知道以往曾经有过离婚法庭之类丧心病狂的玩艺儿。
He saved like a lunatic squirrel for a new ice age.
他很象一只为防备新冰川期来临而积攒粮食的松鼠。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※lunatic-疯子,luna-月亮:疯子思念月亮上的嫦娥
※ lunacy-精神病,lunar-月亮:西方人认为在月圆之夜,人们会做愚蠢的事
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
lunatic
n
1 (dated 旧) insane person 精神失常者; 疯子.
2 wildly foolish person 极愚蠢的人
You're driving on the wrong side of the road, you lunatic! 你现在是逆行开车, 你这个蠢材! lunatic, adj
1 (dated 旧) insane 精神失常的; 疯的.
2 wildly foolish 极愚蠢的: a lunatic proposal 极愚蠢的建议.
3 (idm 习语) the ,lunatic `fringe (derog 贬) those members of a political or some other group whose views are regarded as wildly extreme or eccentric 极端分子
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['lu:nәtik]n. 疯人, 癫狂者, 愚蠢的人a. 疯癫的, 愚蠢的, 丧心病狂的, 精神错乱的【医】 精神错乱的, 精神病患者
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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After I finish my homeword, I usually watch TV for half an hour or so.
我做完作业后，通常看半个小时的电视。
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。
No, thanks.
不喝，谢谢您。