Word · Frequency #15706
neuroses
神经症；神经官能症
neuroses is the plural of neurosis.
a mental or personality disturbance not caused by any known neurological or organic dysfunction
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a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
心理或人格失调,不能归因于已知的神经或器质性功能障碍。
心理或人格失调,不能归因于已知的神经或器质性功能障碍。；神经症；神经机能病；[医] 神经机能病；神经[官能]症
In use
After years of stress, she developed a mild neurosis about checking the door lock.
His neuroses made it hard for him to trust new people.
The doctor explained that her neurosis was not caused by any brain injury.
suffer from neurosis
此处 neurosis 为不可数名词，泛指神经症这类疾病。
She suffered from neurosis for years.
她患神经症多年。
develop a neurosis about sth
a neurosis 指某一种具体的神经症，后可接 about 说明对象。
He developed a neurosis about germs.
他对细菌产生了一种神经官能症。
be diagnosed with neurosis
常用被动语态表示诊断结果，neurosis 前不带冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- anxiety neurosis
- 焦虑性神经症
- She was diagnosed with anxiety neurosis after months of persistent worry.在持续数月焦虑之后，她被诊断患有焦虑性神经症。
- mild neurosis
- 轻度神经症
- His mild neurosis does not stop him from leading a normal life.他的轻度神经症并不妨碍他过正常的生活。
- suffer from a neurosis
- 患有神经症
- Many people suffer from a mild neurosis without ever seeking help.许多人患有轻微的神经症，却从未寻求帮助。
- war neurosis
- 战争神经症
- The soldiers returning from the front were treated for war neurosis.从前线归来的士兵因战争神经症接受治疗。
Pop culture & quotes
- Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.
- 神经症总是正当痛苦的替代品。This famous line by Carl Jung, "Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering," appears in his writings on psychology.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
neuro=神经，-osis=病症；把neurosis想成“神经生病”，即神经官能症。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：psychology、psychiatry、clinical diagnosis 这是一个医学/心理学正式术语，通常用于临床诊断、学术文献或专业讨论，口语中不常用。如果只是形容日常的焦虑或压力，英语里更常说 anxiety 或 stress。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 neuroses。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这 6 个词都以 -osis 结尾，重音均在倒数第二音节，且末尾读 /ˈoʊsəs/，因此都与 neurosis /nʊˈroʊsəs/ 押韵。注意不要与 neuroses（复数，/nʊˈroʊsiːz/）或 neurotic（神经质的，/nʊˈrɑːtɪk/）混淆，它们的发音并不相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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