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hectic 英 [ˈhektɪk] 美 [ˈhektɪk] TEM8 GRE 外刊例句 Likewise, people sign up for hectic tourist itineraries because they look forward to looking back on them, not because they much enjoy them at the time. 同样,人们报名参加繁忙的旅游行程是因为他们期待回顾这些行程,而不是因为他们当时很享受这些行程。 ——《经济学人》 But the tone seemed too hectic and self-consciously outrageous to suit the subject. 但其基调似乎过于繁乱和刻意荒诞,与主题不符。 ——《纽约时报》 基本释义 [adjective] full of incessant or frantic activity [形容词] 充满着持续不断或狂乱的活动的 深入解读 从拼写上来看, hectic 是一个与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的 didactic 和 eclectic 有着相同结尾的单词,三者可以一并联想记忆。 从词源上来看, hectic 一词源自希腊语 hektikos (持续的、习惯性的),先后经晚期拉
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