neurotic

大学 FREQ #15502

n. 神经症患者 a. 神经质的, 神经症的

发音

其它 /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/

词形变化

neurotics 复数 neurotics

教材释义与例句

名词

神经病患者；神经过敏者

形容词

神经过敏的；神经病的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who has a neurosis.

    医学
  2. 2.

    A crazy person.

    非正式
adj.
  1. 1.

    Affected with a neurosis.

  2. 2.

    Overly anxious.

    非正式

    He is getting neurotic about time-keeping.

  3. 3.

    Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

mental case psychoneurotic

上位词 2

sufferer sick person

下位词 5

psychopath obsessive sociopath claustrophobe hysteric
形容词

同义词 1

psychoneurotic

反义词 1

unneurotic

近义相关 10

disturbed hysterical delusional obsessive compulsive pathological nymphomaniac psychosomatic hypochondriac obsessive-compulsive

词源

Formed of neuro- (“of nerves or the nervous system”) + -otic (“having abnormal condition”). The initial element, in turn, is from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”). Attested from the 17th century. Compare French névrotique.

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