crackbrained

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Idiotic.
    — In order to ſet ſo hopeful a Genius right in this matter, vve have ſent you an anſvver to the ill-grounded Sophiſms of thoſe crack brain'd fellovvs, and likevviſe an eaſy mechanical explication of Perception or Thinking.

词形变化

more crackbrained comparative most crackbrained superlative crack-brained alternative crack brained alternative

词源

From crack + brained. The word is centuries old, and the original imagery is of a brain that is cracked (broken), but the advent of crack cocaine produced a new surface analysis whereby the word now also suggests a crack(rock)-addled brain. But even with that difference in referents, cognation is involved regardless.
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