frantic

来自frenetic的拼写变体，发狂的。

frantic

frantic: [14] Frantic comes via Old French frenetique and Latin phreneticus from late Greek phrenētikús, a derivative of phrenítis ‘delirium’. This in turn was based on Greek phrén ‘mind’ (source also of English phrenology ‘study of cranial bumps to determine intelligence, character, etc’ [19]). The Old French form split into two virtually distinct words once English got hold of it: in one, the French three-syllable form was preserved, and even partially remodelled on its Latin ancestor, to give what has become modern English phrenetic, while in the other it was reduced to frentik which, for reasons that have never been satisfactorily explained, subsequently became frantic.

The related noun frenzy [14] retains the original vowel.
=> frenzy, phrenology

frantic (adj.)

mid-14c., "insane," unexplained variant of Middle English frentik (see frenetic). Compare franzy, dialectal form of frenzy. Transferred meaning "affected by wild excitement" is from late 15c. Of the adverbial forms, frantically (1749) is later than franticly (1540s).

1. A busy night in the restaurant can be frantic in the kitchen.

餐馆晚上生意好，厨房里可能会忙成一片。

2. She watched the frantic flow of cars and buses along the street.

她注视着街上小汽车和巴士汇成的滚滚车流。

3. The vast crowds make Rome a frantic hothouse at times.

熙攘的人群有时将罗马变成一个癫狂情绪的爆发地。

4. I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.

我急急忙忙地赶完工作.

5. He beat a frantic tattoo with his hands on the door.

他用手疯狂地连续敲门.