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单词 manic
释义

mania /māˈni-ə/

noun
  1. A mental illness characterized by euphoria, excessively rapid speech and violent, destructive actions (psychiatry)
  2. The elated phase of manic-depressive psychosis (psychiatry)
  3. Excessive or unreasonable desire
  4. A craze
combining form

An abnormal and obsessive desire or inclination, or, more loosely, an extreme enthusiasm, for a specified thing

ORIGIN: L, from Gr maniā

māˈniac noun

  1. A person affected with (a) mania
  2. A madman
  3. A keen enthusiast
adjective
  1. Affected by or relating to (a) mania
  2. Raving mad
combining form

Forming nouns and adjectives

maniacal /mə-nīˈə-kl/ adjective

maniˈacally adverb

manic /manˈik/ adjective

  1. Of or affected by mania
  2. Ludicrously busy or energetic (informal)

manˈically adverb

manˈic-depressˈive noun

A person suffering from manic-depressive psychosis (also adjective)

manic-depressive psychosis noun

A form of mental illness characterized by phases of depression and elation, either alone or alternately, with lucid intervals

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