insanity
noun /ɪnˈsænəti/
/ɪnˈsænəti/
- [uncountable] the state of being insane
synonym madness精神失常;精神错乱;精神病 - He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity.
他因精神失常而获判无罪。
- Hamlet feigns insanity to disguise his bloody motive.
哈姆雷特佯装疯癫,掩饰自己的血腥动机。 - His lawyer got him off on an insanity plea.
他的律师以精神失常为由成功地为他作了无罪辩护。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- temporary
- plead
- feign
- stop
- …
- defence/defense
- plea
- by reason of insanity
- He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity.
- [uncountable] (also insanities [plural])actions that are very stupid and possibly dangerous
synonym madness, lunacy十分愚蠢的行为;荒唐的行为 - 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。 - Congress has one option to stop this insanity.
议会有一个办法阻止这一疯狂行为。 - But the show does capture the various insanities and absurdities of his life.
但这部剧确实捕捉到了他生活中的各种疯狂和荒谬。
- It would be sheer insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather.
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin insanitas, from insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.