| 释义 |
crackpot colloq.|ˈkrækpɒt|
[For cracked pot (cf. crack-brain and pot n.1 7 a).]
A crack-brain, a crazy creature, a crank. Also attrib.
1883Broadside Ballad (Farmer), My aunty knew lots, and called them crack-pots. 1919J. C. Snaith Love Lane xiv. 65 He felt that it would annoy this Toplofty Crackpot. 1927H. M. Tomlinson Gallions Reach xxxiii. 254 We can't go doddering across Malaya behind an inspired crackpot following the Holy Grail, can we? 1934A. Woollcott While Rome Burns 15 The true story of crackpot Marigold. 1944L. Lariar Man with Lumpy Nose xiv. 130 Everybody knew that Herb was a member of the Crackpot Brooklyn youth organization. 1959J. Cary Captive & Free 211 The public is used to grievance-mongers and despises 'em—they'll put him down for a crack-pot. 1959G. Jenkins Twist of Sand v. 91 The High Command still thought it a crackpot idea, fraught with all kinds of difficulties and dangers. |