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hysterically

UK /hɪˈsterɪkli/US /hɪˈsterɪkli/

词源

源自希腊语hysterikos(子宫的),古时认为女性歇斯底里症状与子宫有关,后演变为描述情绪失控的状态。

adverb

❶ 指因情绪失控而歇斯底里地,通常用于描述大笑、哭泣或行为失控的状态。

“She laughed hysterically when she heard the joke.”

(她听到这个笑话后歇斯底里地大笑起来。)

“The child cried hysterically after losing his toy.”

(那个孩子丢了玩具后歇斯底里地大哭。)

同义词:frantically, wildly, uncontrollably

常见短语

laugh hysterically — 形容因极度好笑或情绪激动而无法控制地大笑。

“The audience laughed hysterically at the comedian's performance.”

(观众们被喜剧演员的表演逗得歇斯底里大笑。)