moonstruckadj.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnstrʌk/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌstrək/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, struck adj.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + struck adj. Compare Psalm 121:6 ‘The sunne shall not smite thee by day; nor the moone by night’ (King James Bible, 1611), and also Greek σεληνόβλητος, σεληνόπληκτος, in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aristophanes Clouds 397.

1. Originally: insane, deranged (now archaic). Now usually: distracted or dazed as the result of some mental obsession, esp. a romantic infatuation.

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1674 J. Milton Paradise Lost (ed. 2) xi. 486 And Moon-struck madness, pining Atrophie.

1742 A. Pope New Dunciad 12 The moon-struck Prophet felt the madding hour.

1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxiii. 335 I, the moon-struck slave of Dora, perambulated round and round the house and garden for two hours.

1852 M. Arnold Tristram & Iseult i. 209 ‘Up, Tristram, up!’..‘thou moonstruck knight! What foul fiend rides thee?’

1905 G. K. Chesterton Heretics 20 Assuredly there has been no ideal in practice so moonstruck and misleading as the ideal of practicality.

1961 J. Carew Last Barbarian 40 One beautiful woman smiles at you and you start acting like a moon-struck lover.

1991 Times 7 Mar. 13/1 When moonstruck young couples begin courting on the leafy boulevards of Paris or Rome, the people know that spring has truly sprung.

2. Physically harmed or affected (supposedly) as a result of exposure to moonlight. Cf. moon-blind n. 2. Now British regional.

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1847 S. Lee Afr. Wanderers xviii. 321 I was afraid I was moon-struck... Sleeping in the open air by moonlight often causes contractions; and sometimes makes persons blind whenever the moon shines.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Moon-struck, an influence imputed to the moon in the tropics, by which fish..though recently taken, become intenerated, and even spoiled... Human beings are also said to be injured by sleeping in the moon's rays.

1924 ‘B. Hodger’ Down Whoäme x. 68 'Ur wur really ‘moon-struck’—that is, 'ur could noo moore zee 'urs hand avore 'urs feäce in braäd moonlight than ef 't wur's black's pitch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonstruck
释义	moonstruckadj. Brit. /ˈmuːnstrʌk/, U.S. /ˈmunˌstrək/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, struck adj. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + struck adj. Compare Psalm 121:6 ‘The sunne shall not smite thee by day; nor the moone by night’ (King James Bible, 1611), and also Greek σεληνόβλητος, σεληνόπληκτος, in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aristophanes Clouds 397. 1. Originally: insane, deranged (now archaic). Now usually: distracted or dazed as the result of some mental obsession, esp. a romantic infatuation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > lunatic lunaticc1290 mooneda1557 moonsick1562 moonburnt1568 moonstruck1674 1674 J. Milton Paradise Lost (ed. 2) xi. 486 And Moon-struck madness, pining Atrophie. 1742 A. Pope New Dunciad 12 The moon-struck Prophet felt the madding hour. 1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxiii. 335 I, the moon-struck slave of Dora, perambulated round and round the house and garden for two hours. 1852 M. Arnold Tristram & Iseult i. 209 ‘Up, Tristram, up!’..‘thou moonstruck knight! What foul fiend rides thee?’ 1905 G. K. Chesterton Heretics 20 Assuredly there has been no ideal in practice so moonstruck and misleading as the ideal of practicality. 1961 J. Carew Last Barbarian 40 One beautiful woman smiles at you and you start acting like a moon-struck lover. 1991 Times 7 Mar. 13/1 When moonstruck young couples begin courting on the leafy boulevards of Paris or Rome, the people know that spring has truly sprung. 2. Physically harmed or affected (supposedly) as a result of exposure to moonlight. Cf. moon-blind n. 2. Now British regional. ΚΠ 1847 S. Lee Afr. Wanderers xviii. 321 I was afraid I was moon-struck... Sleeping in the open air by moonlight often causes contractions; and sometimes makes persons blind whenever the moon shines. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Moon-struck, an influence imputed to the moon in the tropics, by which fish..though recently taken, become intenerated, and even spoiled... Human beings are also said to be injured by sleeping in the moon's rays. 1924 ‘B. Hodger’ Down Whoäme x. 68 'Ur wur really ‘moon-struck’—that is, 'ur could noo moore zee 'urs hand avore 'urs feäce in braäd moonlight than ef 't wur's black's pitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1674
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