1610s, "involving apoplexy," from French apoplectique (16c.), from Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplektikos "disabled by a stroke, crippled, struck dumb," from apoplektos, verbal adjective of apoplessein (see apoplexy). Meaning "showing symptoms of apoplexy" (1721) gradually shaded into "enraged, very angry."
实用例句
1. It's enough to make them choke with apoplectic rage.
足以气得让他们说不出话来。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He was apoplectic with rage at the decision.
他对这个决定异常愤怒。
来自《权威词典》
3. He became apoplectic about wasteful government spending.
他对于政府的浪费开销变得怒不可遏.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. My father was apoplectic when he discovered the truth.
我父亲在发现真相后勃然大怒。
来自辞典例句
5. This article discussed the herbal treatment and rehabilitation of apoplectic sequelae.
