Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19627
hysterically
歇斯底里地
in a hysterical manner
- 1.
In a hysterical manner; showing signs of hysteria.
以歇斯底里的方式；表现出歇斯底里迹象的
- 2.
With, or causing, very much laughter.
带着或引起大笑的；令人捧腹的
以歇斯底里的方式；表现出歇斯底里迹象的；带着或引起大笑的；令人捧腹的
In use
She laughed hysterically when she heard the good news.
The children were screaming hysterically during the thunderstorm.
He started to cry hysterically when he realized he had lost his phone.
verb + hysterically
用于 laugh、cry、scream 等表示强烈情绪或失控行为的动词后，说明动作的方式。
She laughed hysterically at the joke.
她听了那个笑话，歇斯底里地大笑。
hysterically + verb-ing
现在分词短语放在句首作状语，描述主语做主要动作时的状态。
Hysterically sobbing, she left the room.
她歇斯底里地抽泣着，离开了房间。
Common mistakes
She laughed hysterical.She laughed hysterically.
Connections
Collocations
- laugh hysterically
- 歇斯底里地大笑
- She laughed hysterically at the joke.她听到那个笑话后歇斯底里地大笑。
- cry hysterically
- 歇斯底里地大哭
- The child cried hysterically when he lost his toy.孩子丢了玩具，歇斯底里地大哭。
- sob hysterically
- 歇斯底里地抽泣
- He sobbed hysterically at the funeral.他在葬礼上歇斯底里地抽泣。
- scream hysterically
- 歇斯底里地尖叫
- Fans screamed hysterically when the singer appeared.歌手出现时，粉丝们歇斯底里地尖叫。
- shout hysterically
- 歇斯底里地喊叫
- She shouted hysterically for help.她歇斯底里地大喊救命。
- behave hysterically
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象某人笑得失控、捶地不止，那就是 hysterically（歇斯底里地）的状态。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing uncontrolled emotion like laughing or crying、informal intensifier before adjectives like funny 该副词通常用于描述情绪失控的行为（如 uncontrollable laughter 或 crying），既可出现在日常口语，也可用于书面叙述；当修饰 funny 等形容词时，多带口语化的夸张色彩。请根据搭配和语境判断正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ically 结尾，但重音和元音各不相同，因此没有一个与 hysterically 真正押韵。尤其注意 historically 与 hysterically 拼写相近，但第二音节元音不同：historically 读 /hɪˈstɒrɪkli/，hysterically 读 /hɪˈsterɪkli/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.