| 单词 | madcap |
| 释义 | madcap (once / 8312 pages) adjn Madcap things are done in a foolish, rash, or impulsive way, without planning or thought. Your madcap adventure might include a spur-of-the-moment bus ride to a nearby city without enough money in your pocket to buy lunch. The adjective madcap, which can simply mean "impetuous," can also have a sense of "funny and eccentric." A movie that's described as a madcap comedy will probably be full of broad slapstick and laugh-out-loud physical humor. Madcap, dating from the 16th century, originally meant "lunatic" or "crazy person," from the "head" sense of cap — in other words, a madcap was a "crazy head." WORD FAMILYmadcap: madcaps USAGE EXAMPLESIt is occasions as utterly madcap as this that completely undermine Liverpool’s credentials as title challengers. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) For a few years, Arnold would sully his good name in madcap romps like Kindergarten Cop, Junior, Jingle All the Way and Eraser. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) Already within his score’s first minute, the Mad Hatter had serious competition in the madcap department. Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation madcap escapades Syn brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, tearaway incautious lacking in caution 2n a reckless impetuous irresponsible person Syn|Hypo|Hyper daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, swashbuckler tearaway a reckless and impetuous person adventurer, venturer a person who enjoys taking risks |
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