frenetic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/    美 /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is frenetic.
形容词 adj.
  1. Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
    — After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
  2. Mentally deranged, insane. obsolete
  3. Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness. obsolete

词形变化

more frenetic comparative most frenetic superlative phrenetic alternative,archaic phrenetick alternative,obsolete phrentic alternative,obsolete phrentick alternative,obsolete frenetics plural phrenetic alternative,archaic phrenetick alternative,obsolete phrentic alternative,obsolete phrentick alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
frantic frenzied
衍生词
frenetically freneticism unfrenetic
相关词
frantic frenzy schizophrenia

词源

词源 1
From Middle English frenetik (also frentik, frentyk, frantike > modern English frantic), from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Doublet of frantic and phrenitic.
Etymologically, initial stress would be expected (compare the syncopic form phrentic); the modern pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is due to the influence of other words ending in -etic such as phonetic and sympathetic.
词源 2
From Middle English frenetik (also frentik, frentyk, frantike > modern English frantic), from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Doublet of frantic and phrenitic.
Etymologically, initial stress would be expected (compare the syncopic form phrentic); the modern pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is due to the influence of other words ending in -etic such as phonetic and sympathetic.
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