lunatic是什么意思_lunatic怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

lunatic (adj.): late 13c., "affected with periodic insanity, dependent on the changes of the moon," from Old French lunatique, lunage "insane," or directly from Late Latin lunaticus "moon-struck," from Latin luna "moon" (see Luna). Compare Old English monseoc "lunatic," literally "moon-sick;" Middle High German lune "humor, temper, mood, whim, fancy" (German Laune), from Latin luna. Compare also New Testament Greek seleniazomai "be epileptic," from selene "moon." Lunatic fringe (1913) apparently was coined by U.S. politician Theodore Roosevelt.
Then, among the wise and high-minded people who in self-respecting and genuine fashion strive earnestly for peace, there are foolish fanatics always to be found in such a movement and always discrediting it -- the men who form the lunatic fringe in all reform movements. [Theodore Roosevelt, autobiography, 1913].
Earlier it was a term for a type of hairstyle worn over the forehead (1877). Lunatic soup (1933) was Australian slang for "alcoholic drink."
lunatic (n.): "lunatic person," late 14c., from lunatic (adj.).

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复数 lunatics;

1. The word "lunatic" was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.: lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。

2. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought.: 这个杀人狂会不假思索地把他们两个都杀掉。

3. Malcolm looked at her as if she were a raving lunatic.: 马尔科姆看着她好像在看一个精神错乱的疯子。

4. The official dismissed the speech as the ramblings of a desperate lunatic.: 那位官员将演说斥为一个疯子绝望之中的胡说八道而不予理会。

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lunatic fringe 狂热者

lunatic asylum 疯人院

adjudicated lunatic 裁定的精神病患者, ...

lunatic asylum n.疯人院,精神病院

lunatic fringe n. 狂热者, 极端主义者

certified lunatic 【法】己证明的精神病患者

raving lunatic 【法】狂躁性的精神病患者

criminal lunatic 【法】精神病犯

lunatic criminal 【法】精神病罪犯

lunatic so found by inquisition 【法】经讯问才发现的精神病患者

declare sb. a lunatic 【法】宣告某人为精神病患者

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