1713, "in a state of primordial chaos," irregularly formed in English from chaos + -ic, probably on model of eros/erotic, demos/demotic, hypnos/hypnotic, etc. Transferred or figurative meaning "confused, disordered" is from 1747.
双语例句
1. My own house feels as filthy and chaotic as a bus terminal.
我自家的房子感觉又脏又乱,活像公共汽车终点站。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour.
在上下班高峰时间,城市的交通混乱不堪。
来自《权威词典》
3. Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.