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the madness of [something]
The madness of war destroys everything in its path.
战争的疯狂摧毁了沿途的一切。
疯狂；精神失常
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
疯狂；精神失常
The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
The madness of war destroys everything in its path.
战争的疯狂摧毁了沿途的一切。
旧时法律上指精神失常
疯狂的状态；精神错乱；精神疾病。
The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
法律上精神失常的过时用语
obsolete terms for legal insanity
愤怒的状态。
The state of being angry.
温血动物神经系统的急性病毒性疾病,通常由狂犬病动物咬伤传播；病毒侵入大脑则致命
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
The constant noise from the construction site drove her to the brink of madness.
建筑工地的持续噪音把她逼到了疯狂的边缘。
There is a fine line between genius and madness.
天才和疯狂之间只有一线之隔。
His decision to quit his stable job and travel the world seemed like pure madness to his family.
他辞去稳定工作环游世界的决定在家人看来纯粹是疯狂之举。
The madness of war destroys everything in its path.
战争的疯狂摧毁了沿途的一切。
常用于强调行为极端不合理。
It would be sheer madness to attempt that climb in this weather.
在这种天气尝试那次攀登简直是彻头彻尾的疯狂。
The constant noise from the construction site nearly drove me to madness.
建筑工地持续的噪音几乎把我逼疯了。
Not this
He is madness.
Use this
He is suffering from madness.
Madness 是名词，不能做表语形容词。'He is madness' 表示 '他是疯狂'，但正确的表达是 '他患有疯狂'，使用动词短语 'suffer from' 后接名词 madness。
Not this
He has many madnesses.
Use this
He has much madness.
Madness 通常为不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰，也不能加复数。应使用 much 或 a lot of 表示数量。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纯粹的疯狂
It was sheer madness to drive that fast on icy roads.
在结冰的路上开那么快简直是纯粹的疯狂。
把某人逼疯
The constant noise from the construction site drove her to madness.
建筑工地持续的噪音把她逼疯了。
一时疯狂
He sold his house in a fit of madness.
他一时疯狂卖掉了房子。
做某事是疯狂的
It would be madness to quit your job without another one lined up.
没有找好别的工作就辞职是疯狂的。
表面疯狂实则有理
At first, his plan seemed chaotic, but there was method in his madness.
起初他的计划看似混乱，但表面疯狂实则有理。
纯粹的疯狂
It would be sheer madness to try to climb the mountain in this storm.
在这种暴风雨中试图爬山简直是纯粹的疯狂。
逼疯某人
The constant noise and lack of sleep drove him to madness.
持续的噪音和缺乏睡眠把他逼疯了。
尽管这很疯狂，但其中自有章法。
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.
尽管这很疯狂，但其中自有章法。
疯狂，你知道，就像重力。只需轻轻一推。
Madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.
疯狂，你知道，就像重力。只需轻轻一推。
Use madness naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 madness 拆成 mad（疯狂）+ ness（名词后缀），想象一个疯子（madman）发狂的样子，就是疯狂的状态。
中性偏强烈，多用于口语和书面语，表示精神错乱或极端行为，常见于日常交流及文学作品中。
不可数名词
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