frenetic

• adj.狂信者; 狂人
• n.狂人

ギリシャ語のphren（脳、心）が語源で、語源的にはfrenzy（熱狂）、phrenology（骨相学）と同じ。

frenetic (adj.)

late 14c., frenetik, "temporarily deranged, delirious, crazed," from Old French frenetike "mad, crazy" (13c.), from Latin phreneticus "delirious," alteration of Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis "frenzy," literally "inflammation of the brain," from phren "mind, reason," also "diaphragm" (see phreno-) + -itis "inflammation." The classical ph- sometimes was restored from mid-16c. (see phrenetic). Related: Frenetical; frenetically. Compare frantic.

1. a scene of frenetic activity

が狂ったように動き回る場面

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2.It generated much excitement and frenetic activity.

これは人々を非常に興奮させ、熱狂的な行動を招いた。

3.This frenetic activity is the sign of a worried man.

この狂ったような行動活動は、一人で極度に焦慮していることの表れである。

4.I therefore plunged into a frenetic period of intense diplomacy.

そこで、私は熱狂的で緊張した外交活動に身を投じた。

5.And how many charges will Fisher draw against the overly- frenetic Brooks？

フィッシャーは熱狂的なブルックに対してどのくらい攻撃の機会があるのだろうか。