delirium

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/    美 /dɪˈlɪɹ.i.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. countable,uncountable
    — The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind.
  2. Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy. countable,uncountable

词形变化

deliriums plural deliria plural

词汇关系

衍生词
agitated delirium deliriogen excited delirium nocturnal delirium
相关词
deliracy delirament delirancy delirant delirate delirating deliration delire delirement deliriant deliriate delirifacient deliring delirious deliriously deliriousness delirium tremens delirous delirousness deliry

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *leys-
Proto-Indo-European *lóyseh₂
Proto-Italic *loizā
Latin līra
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin dēlīrō
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin dēlīriumbor.
English delirium
Borrowed from Latin dēlīrium (“derangement, madness”).
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