maniac
UK/'meiniæk/US
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Definitions
n.
A person who behaves in a wild, reckless, or violently irrational way
疯子，狂人；鲁莽的人
n.
(informal) a person with an extreme enthusiasm for something
（非正式）狂热者，…迷
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmania (madness) + -ac ('one affected by') = a person gripped by mania. In careful use, someone mentally disturbed; in casual use, hyperbole for anyone reckless or wildly keen (drives like a maniac, a fitness maniac).
Root mania still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.like a maniac像疯子一样
- 2.fitness maniac健身狂
- 3.control maniac控制狂
Example Sentences
- 1.
He drives like a maniac on the highway.
- 2.
She's a complete maniac about keeping the house clean.
- 3.
The film portrays a maniac terrorizing a small town.