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hysterical

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hɪˈsterɪkl
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Hysterical衍生自词根"hyster",来自于希腊语的"hystera",意为“子宫”,古时认为妇女的疯狂和失控行为与子宫有关。

释义

adj. 歇斯底里的;异常兴奋的

例句

He thought I was being a hysterical female.
他觉得我当时像个歇斯底里的女人。
He dismissed her words as the ravings of a hysterical woman.
他不理睬她的话,认为那是一个歇斯底里的女人的胡言乱语。
Police and bodyguards had to form a human shield around him as the almost hysterical crowds struggled to approach him.
当近乎歇斯底里的人群奋力接近他时,警察和保镖们不得不在他周围形成一堵人墙。

强化记忆

可以联想到“historical”,二者在听起来上比较相像。可以想象一下在历史课上,老师讲到某个重大的史实,全班无法置信而失控。这样可以帮助记忆"hysterical"的失控,激动的意思。在19世纪,"hysteria"这个词被归类为一种妇女疾病,妇科医生把这种情况归咎于子宫疾病,这就是这个词来源与子宫有关的原因。

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(Recording of crowd roaring)Hysterical teenagers,crying, screaming, pandemonium.
that nasty little rumor that women aren't funny,and they find us hysterical.(Laughter)
or being a little late.I became so hysterical over her treatment,that eventually, she was just beaten behind closed doors.
until the EEG was able to measure abnormal electrical activity in the brain.Multiple sclerosis could be misdiagnosed as hysterical paralysisuntil the CAT scan and the MRI discovered brain lesions.
if women displayed excessive emotion or difficult behavior.The word "hysterical" comes from the Latin word "hystericus,"meaning "of the womb,"
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