Lunatic
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GRE Barron
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 疯子; adj. 极蠢的
- ［英］ n. 疯子 ( an insane person) ; adj. 极蠢的 ( utterly foolish)
- ［记］ luna ( 月亮) +cy -> 人们认为精神病与月盈亏有关 -> 疯狂_
- ［同］ 同根词: lunar ( 月球的) ; lunula ( 新月状物) ; Luna原指罗马神话中的月亮女神
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English lunatik, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French lunatic, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna; from the belief that lunacy fluctuated with the phases of the moon
- Date: 14th century
- 1.
- a. affected with lunacy ; insane
- b. designed for the care of insane persons <lunatic asylum>
- 2. wildly foolish <a lunatic idea>
- ? lunatic noun
