insane
英 [ɪn'seɪn]
美 [ɪn'sen]
助记提示
【记法】分解为：in（前缀不）＋san（三）＋e（鹅），数不清三只鹅
【联想】连3只鹅都数不清楚，精神一定有问题
中文词源
insane 精神失常的in-,不，非，sane,心智健全的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
- 我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some people simply can't take it and they just go insane.
- 一些人完全承受不了，结果就精神失常了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. My desire to be rich was an insane, unwholesome, oppressive desire.
- 我对财富的渴望疯狂、病态，犹如心头的一块重石。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I said, "Listen, this is completely insane."
- 我说：“听着，这简直荒唐之极。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Doctors certified him as insane.
- 医生证明他精神失常。
来自《权威词典》