Any very strong interest or emotion, for Hawthorne, is next door to mania.
濃厚的興趣或強烈的感情,對霍桑來說,都幾近瘋狂。
?? 牛津釋義
next door
in or into the next house or room 隔壁
She lives next door. 她住在隔壁.
The manager's office is just next door. 經理辦公室就在隔壁.
[attrib 作定語]
our ,next-door `neighbours 我們隔壁的鄰居. next door to in the house or flat next to (sb/sth) 與(某人[某物])相鄰
Next door to us there's a couple from the USA. 我們隔壁住著來自美國的一對夫婦.
(fig 比喻) Such ideas are next door to (ie close to) madness. 這種主意跡近瘋狂.