insanity

英 [ɪnˈsænəti]

美 [ɪnˈsænəti]

n.  精神失常; 精神错乱; 精神病; 十分愚蠢的行为; 荒唐的行为

复数：insanities　

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BNC.14784 / COCA.9821

牛津词典

noun

• 精神失常；精神错乱；精神病
  the state of being insane
  1. He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity.
     他以精神失常为理由获判无罪。
• 十分愚蠢的行为；荒唐的行为
  actions that are very stupid and possibly dangerous
  1. It would be sheer insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather.
     天气这么糟糕还要去旅行，太荒唐了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 精神错乱;精神失常;疯狂
  Insanityis the state of being insane.
  1. The film is a powerful study of a woman's descent into insanity...
     那部电影深入剖析了一个女人堕入疯狂的过程。
  2. The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
     辩方以精神错乱为由进行申辩,但被告被判有罪并获刑。
• N-UNCOUNT 极端的愚蠢(行为);荒唐(事)
  If you describe a decision or an action asinsanity, you think it is very foolish.
  1. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
     那是个集体丧失理智、谋杀与暴力合法化的时期。
  2. ...the final financial insanity of the 1980s.
     20 世纪 80 年代最后的财政疯狂

英英释义

noun

• relatively permanent disorder of the mind

双语例句

• For the second time, she has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
  在这第二次的审判中，她以精神错乱为由申请无罪。
• It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
  那是个集体丧失理智、谋杀与暴力合法化的时期。
• He committed suicide during temporary insanity.
  他在一时的精神错乱中自杀了。
• What are you now, afraid of a little insanity?
  你怎么了，吓傻了吗？
• I brought you here to talk him out of this insanity.
  我把你带到这跟你讲这东西。
• In this section, Katherine's terrible hysteria and balderdash feels she seems to be in a state of insanity.
  在这一片段中，凯瑟琳可怕的歇斯底里和胡言乱语让人感觉她似乎是处于一种精神错乱状态中。
• He pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.
  他以精神不健全为由申辩无罪。
• Both sides agreed that Clark suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, but they disagreed on his legal insanity.
  双方都同意克拉克遭受着妄想型精神分裂症，但是他们不同意其精神错乱合法。
• The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
  辩护律师申辩称被告精神错乱，但最后被告还是被认定有罪并判刑。
• I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute.
  我不为疯狂苦恼，我享受每一分钟。