insane
英 [?n'se?n]
美 [?n'sen]
助記提示
【記法】分解為：in（前綴不）＋san（三）＋e（鵝），數不清三只鵝?
【聯想】連3只鵝都數不清楚，精神一定有問題
中文詞源
insane 精神失常的in-,不，非，sane,心智健全的。
英文詞源
- insane (adj.)
- 1550s, from Latin insanus "mad, insane; outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sanus "well, healthy, sane" (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. Compare lunatic; and Italian pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from Latin patiens "suffering." German verrückt, literally past participle of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck]. The noun meaning "insane person" is attested from 1786.
雙語例句
- 1. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
- 我不能判定他到底是英勇無畏還是精神失常。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some people simply can't take it and they just go insane.
- 一些人完全承受不了，結果就精神失常了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. My desire to be rich was an insane, unwholesome, oppressive desire.
- 我對財富的渴望瘋狂、病態，猶如心頭的一塊重石。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I said, "Listen, this is completely insane."
- 我說：“聽著，這簡直荒唐之極。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Doctors certified him as insane.
- 醫生證明他精神失常。
來自《權威詞典》