frenzy是什么意思,frenzy怎么用
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📰 外刊例句
This lethargic reptile, which mostly dwells underground and eats just three to four times a year, is the unlikely inspiration for one of pharma’s biggest blockbusters : a new generation of weight-loss drugs that has patients—and investors—in a frenzy . 这种行动迟缓的爬行动物大部分时间生活在地下,一年只进食三到四次。很难想象,它竟然会成为制药业最畅销的产品之一——新一代减肥药的灵感来源。这些减肥药令患者和投资者都为之疯狂。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[noun] a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour
[名词] 兴奋或狂野行为控制不住的状态或时期
💡 深入解读
从词源上来看, frenzy 一词源自拉丁语phreneticus(精神错乱的、神志不清的),先后经中古拉丁语phrenesia和古法语frenesie(疯狂、狂乱)于14世纪中期进入英语,主要也是用来表示“疯狂、狂乱、狂暴、狂热”,常用搭配 frenzy of sth 表示兴奋或狂野行为控制不住的状态或时期,既适用于接近躁狂(mania)的状态,也适用于暂时失去自我控制的状态
an outbreak of patriotic frenzy爱国狂热的迸发
In a frenzy of rage she thrashed him well.她盛怒之下狠狠地抽打了他一顿。
从这个概念出发,等到了15世纪后, frenzy 进而也被用来引申指“极度的激动”,也就是剧烈的精神或情绪激动。比如:狂喜
a frenzy of delight
a frenzy of kissing and champagne cork popping发狂般接吻和打开香槟酒瓶的噗噗声
📚 名著用例
His hands released her as he uttered this cry, and went up to his white hair, which they tore in a frenzy . 他一面叫,一面已放松了她,然后两手伸到头上,发狂似地扯起头发来。
— 出自《英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)所著的长篇历史小说《双城记》( A Tale of Two Cities )。》
🔍 同近义词
- delirium: wild excitement or ecstasy
- hysteria: exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement
- mania: mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity

