insanity

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n. 疯狂, 愚顽, 精神错乱 [医] 精神病

发音

US /ɪnˈsænɪti/

词形变化

insanities 复数 insanities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being insane; madness.

    狂

    疯病

    精神错乱

    可数 不可数

    The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

sanity

上位词 3

mental disease mental illness psychopathy

下位词 10

madness dementia craziness lunacy daftness dementedness derangement flakiness insaneness irrationality

相关短语

masturbatory insanity masturbational insanity

词源

A three-part word (root 'sane', prefix 'in-' meaning 'not', suffix '-ity', meaning 'the state of'). Derived from Latin precursory equivalents. Two possible candidates for construction order: * insane + -ity: īnsānus (“unhealthy; insane”) + -itās *: Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”). Modern forms of roots: in- + sane * in- + sanity: in- (“lacking; without”) + sānitās (“health; sanity”) *: Latin sānitās (“sound in mind; sane”), from sānus + -itās. Modern forms of roots: sane + -ity

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