mania

名词 n.
/ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. countable,uncountable
  2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism. countable,uncountable
    — One of the manias of the present day, which especially excites my spleen, is the locomotive rage which seems to possess all ranks—that necessity of going out of town in the summer...
  3. The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels. countable,uncountable

词形变化

manias plural

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 μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā)der.
Latin maniabor.
English mania
Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).
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