madness

英['mædnɪs] 美['mædnəs]
  • n. 疯狂;愚蠢的行为

英文词源


madness (n.)
late 14c., "insanity, dementia; rash or irrational conduct," from mad (adj.) + -ness. Sense of "foolishness" is from early 15c.

双语例句


1. Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault'stext, "Madness and Civilisation"
3个主要故事在福柯的《疯癫与文明》一书当中密切相联。

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2. We're both alike—there is a streak of madness in us both.
我们俩很像——都有点疯。

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3. He was driven to the brink of madness.
他快被逼疯了。

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4. It is political madness.
这是政治愚昧。

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5. There may be a link between madness and creativity.
在疯狂和创造力之间也许有着某种联系。

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