frantic
英['fr?nt?k]
美['fr?nt?k]
- adj. 狂亂的，瘋狂的
詞態變化
副詞:?frantically;
助記提示
frantic狂亂的。
frenetic狂亂的。
frenzied狂亂的。
2. frenetic => frantic.
中文詞源
frantic 忙亂的
來自frenetic的拼寫變體，發狂的。
英文詞源
- frantic
- frantic: [14] Frantic comes via Old French frenetique and Latin phreneticus from late Greek phrenētikús, a derivative of phrenítis ‘delirium’. This in turn was based on Greek phrén ‘mind’ (source also of English phrenology ‘study of cranial bumps to determine intelligence, character, etc’ [19]). The Old French form split into two virtually distinct words once English got hold of it: in one, the French three-syllable form was preserved, and even partially remodelled on its Latin ancestor, to give what has become modern English phrenetic, while in the other it was reduced to frentik which, for reasons that have never been satisfactorily explained, subsequently became frantic.
The related noun frenzy [14] retains the original vowel.
=> frenzy, phrenology - frantic (adj.)
- mid-14c., "insane," unexplained variant of Middle English frentik (see frenetic). Compare franzy, dialectal form of frenzy. Transferred meaning "affected by wild excitement" is from late 15c. Of the adverbial forms, frantically (1749) is later than franticly (1540s).
雙語例句
- 1. A busy night in the restaurant can be frantic in the kitchen.
- 餐館晚上生意好，廚房里可能會忙成一片。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She watched the frantic flow of cars and buses along the street.
- 她注視著街上小汽車和巴士匯成的滾滾車流。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The vast crowds make Rome a frantic hothouse at times.
- 熙攘的人群有時將羅馬變成一個癲狂情緒的爆發地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.
- 我急急忙忙地趕完工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He beat a frantic tattoo with his hands on the door.
- 他用手瘋狂地連續敲門.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》