Word · Frequency #14784
Fully loadedinsanity
/ɪnˈsænəti/
noun
精神错乱；精神病；疯狂
a relatively permanent disorder of the mind
- 1.
The state of being insane; madness.
精神错乱的状态；疯狂。
- 2.
relatively permanent disorder of the mind
相对持久的精神障碍
精神错乱的状态；疯狂。；相对持久的精神障碍；疯狂；愚顽；精神错乱；[医] 精神病
In use
After years of stress, his insanity became impossible to ignore.
The novel tells the story of a woman whose insanity changes her whole family's life.
Many people in the past believed that insanity was caused by evil spirits.
the insanity of doing sth
指某种行为或情况的荒谬、疯狂。
The insanity of working 80 hours a week finally convinced him to quit.
每周工作80小时的疯狂最终让他决定辞职。
plead insanity
法律用语，指被告声称自己精神失常以免于刑事责任。
The lawyer advised him to plead insanity.
律师建议他以精神错乱为由申辩。
drive sb to insanity
比 drive sb crazy 更正式，强调达到精神失常的程度。
Connections
Collocations
- plead insanity
- 以精神错乱为由申辩
- The lawyer advised him to plead insanity.律师建议他以精神错乱为由进行申辩。
- insanity defense
- 精神错乱抗辩
- The murder trial centered on the insanity defense.这起谋杀案的审判围绕精神错乱抗辩展开。
- temporary insanity
- 暂时性精神错乱
- She claimed temporary insanity during the incident.她声称事发时处于暂时性精神错乱状态。
- sheer insanity
- 十足的疯狂
- Driving at that speed in the rain is sheer insanity.在雨中开那么快简直是十足的疯狂。
- criminal insanity
- 犯罪性精神错乱
- The court ruled that he was suffering from criminal insanity.法院判定他患有犯罪性精神错乱。
- descend into insanity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 insanity 拆成 in + sanity：sanity 是心智健全，in- 表否定，失去 sanity 就是精神错乱、疯狂。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、医学诊断 此义指医学或法律上认定的精神错乱，通常多用于正式文书、法律辩护或专业讨论，日常口语中较少这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 insanity 真正同韵的词均有 /ˈænəti/ 结尾，如 sanity、vanity、humanity、profanity。注意 insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ 是形近词，但发音不同，不构成韵脚。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.