psychopath

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n. 精神病患者, 精神变态者 [医] 精神变态者, 变态人格者

发音

US /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθ/
其它
US /ˈsaɪkəˌpæθ/
其它

词形变化

psychopaths 复数 psychopaths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.

    精神病人

    精神变态者

    精神病患者

    变态者

  2. 2.

    A person with no moral conscience.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.

  5. 5.

    A person diagnosed with any mental disorder.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sociopath

上位词 3

neurotic mental case psychoneurotic

词源

From German psychopathisch, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

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