maniac

名词 n.
/ˈmeɪ.niˌæk/    /ˈmeɪ.niˌæk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
    — She was driving like a maniac.
  2. A fanatic, a person with an obsession. figuratively
    — He's a manga maniac.
  3. Ellipsis of sex maniac. Philippines,abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis

词形变化

maniacs plural maniack alternative,obsolete

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder.
Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai
Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek μανίᾱ (maníā)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós)
Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós)bor.
Late Latin maniacuslbor.
French maniaquebor.
English maniac
From mania + -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). Compare manic.
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