delirium

di'liriәm

托福雅思GRE

n. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

n. 精神错乱, 说谵语状态, 狂热
[医] 谵妄, 发狂, 妄想

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使用频率

delirium 由前缀 de-（表示“离开”）和词根 lir（源于拉丁语，意为“迷失”）组合而成，整体意思是“脱离理智的状态”。

例句

1. The patient was in a state of delirium after the surgery.

手术后，病人处于谵妄状态。

2. Delirium can be caused by a high fever or infection.

谵妄可能是由高烧或感染引起的。

3. During his delirium, he talked about strange things that didn't make sense.

在他的谵妄中，他谈论了一些没有意义的奇怪事情。