madcap

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmædkæp/    美 /ˈmædˌkæp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
    — Near-synonyms: mad lad, madlad
  2. A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot. South-Asia
    — [R]un around as he commands. He is a madcap and we must learn to live with him. We are in his hands.
  3. An insane person; a lunatic. obsolete,rare
    — VVhy vvhat a mad-cap hath heauen lent vs here?
形容词 adj.
  1. Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic.
    — a madcap activity    a madcap idea    a madcap plan

词形变化

madcaps plural mad-cap alternative mad cap alternative more madcap comparative most madcap superlative mad-cap alternative mad cap alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
madcappery

词源

词源 1
The noun is derived from mad + cap (“(informal) head”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
词源 2
The noun is derived from mad + cap (“(informal) head”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
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