hectic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hectic fever. obsolete
    — […] Do it England, / For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, / And thou muſt cure me: […]
  2. A flush like one produced by such a fever. obsolete
    — The poor Franciscan made no reply: a hectic of a moment pass’d across his cheek, but could not tarry […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Very busy with activity and confusion. figuratively
    — The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds
  2. Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin. obsolete
    — hectic fever
  3. Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever. obsolete
    — Ann had a hectic cough, and many unfavourable prognostics […].

词形变化

more hectic comparative most hectic superlative hectick alternative,obsolete hectical alternative,archaic hectics plural hectick alternative,obsolete hectical alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French etique, from Medieval Latin *hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, “habitual, hectic, consumptive”), from ἕξις (héxis, “a state or habit of body or of mind, condition”), from ἔχειν (ékhein, “to have, hold, be in a certain state”).
词源 2
From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French etique, from Medieval Latin *hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, “habitual, hectic, consumptive”), from ἕξις (héxis, “a state or habit of body or of mind, condition”), from ἔχειν (ékhein, “to have, hold, be in a certain state”).
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