delirium
noun /dɪˈlɪriəm/, /dɪˈlɪəriəm/
/dɪˈlɪriəm/
[uncountable]- a mental state where somebody becomes excited and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of illness
谵妄，神志失常，说胡话（常由疾病引起） - fits of delirium
一阵阵胡言乱语 - He mumbled in delirium all night.
他整晚都在胡言乱语。
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from delirare ‘deviate, be deranged’ (literally ‘deviate from the furrow’), from de- ‘away’ + lira ‘ridge between furrows’. - fits of delirium