demented

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of dement form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Insane; mentally ill.
    — So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he’s never been more poignantly, nakedly, movingly human than he is here.
  2. Having dementia.
  3. Crazy; ridiculous. informal
    — a demented idea

词形变化

more demented comparative most demented superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Vulgar Latin dē
Vulgar Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *méntis
Proto-Italic *mentis
Vulgar Latin mēns
Vulgar Latin dēmēns
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Vulgar Latin -ō
Vulgar Latin dēmentōder.
English dement
Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz
Old English -od
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English demented
Past participle of dement + -ed, from Latin dēmentāre.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Vulgar Latin dē
Vulgar Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *méntis
Proto-Italic *mentis
Vulgar Latin mēns
Vulgar Latin dēmēns
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Vulgar Latin -ō
Vulgar Latin dēmentōder.
English dement
Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz
Old English -od
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English demented
Past participle of dement + -ed, from Latin dēmentāre.
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