chemical imbalance

短语

词形变化

chemical imbalances 复数 chemical imbalances

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance.

  2. 2.

    Mental illness.

    委婉

    Warden, Rob and Drizin, Steven (2009), True Stories of False Confessions, →ISBN, page 28: “Anyone who knew him well would suspect he had a chemical imbalance. He had been unhappy recently. And there was a history of suicide in the family; his mother had tried to kill herself.”

词源

The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.

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