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单词 lunacy
释义 lu·na·cy
\ˈlünəsē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: lunatic + -cy
1.
 a. : insanity interrupted by lucid intervals that was formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon
  < grating so harshly all his days of quiet with turbulent and dangerous lunacy — Shakespeare >
 b. : any form of insanity; also : the state of being a lunatic
  < if they examined him for lunacy, they'd have him in a straitjacket in two minutes — Irwin Shaw >
 c. : insanity amounting to lack of capacity or of responsibility in the eyes of the law but in some states not including idiocy
2.
 a. : wild foolishness : extravagant folly
  < the Florida boom was also the first lunacy to feel the full power of the press agent — Alva Johnston >
 b. : absurdity, stupidity
  < the lunacy of the … partisan political debate over Far Eastern policy — H.R.Isaacs >
  < the economic lunacy of a divided national structure — Emrys Hughes >
 c. : gay madness : giddiness
  < for handsome lunacy … a cap with white ostrich spilling over the face — Lois Long >
Synonyms: see insanity
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