apoplexy
/ˈæpəʊpleksɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
1- dated unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke〈旧〉中风, 卒中。
1.1
- informal incapacity or speechlessness caused by extreme anger〈非正式〉(极度愤怒引起的)行为能力暂时丧失; 因气愤而说不出话的状态:
of all transport policies, road pricing seems most likely to cause apoplexy.
各项交通运输政策中, 大概最气人的莫过于公路收费定价。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French apoplexie, from late Latin apoplexia, from Greek apoplēxia, from apoplēssein 'disable by a stroke'.