c. 1600, "pertaining to mania; insane," from French maniaque (14c.), from Late Latin maniacus, from Greek maniakos, from mania (see mania). Borrowed at first in French form; Latinized in English from 1727. The noun is attested from 1763, from the adjective.
雙語例句
1. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there.
小屋看上去像是被瘋子在那撒過野一樣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
我媽媽正在變?yōu)橐粋€(gè)宗教狂熱分子。
來自柯林斯例句
3. That man is a homicidal maniac.
那人是個(gè)殺人狂。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was driving like a maniac .
他發(fā)了瘋似地開車。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. He drove like a maniac. We had one near miss after another.