insanity

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六级托福GRE

n. relatively permanent disorder of the mind

n. 疯狂, 愚顽, 精神错乱
[医] 精神病

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

insanity 由 in-（表示否定）和 sanity（理智，清醒）组成，意思是“失去理智”或“疯狂”。

例句

1. The constant noise outside drove him to the brink of insanity.

外面的噪音让他快要发疯了。

2. She thought that her ideas were brilliant, but others called it pure insanity.

她认为自己的想法很棒，但其他人称之为纯粹的疯狂。

3. In moments of stress, it's easy to feel like you're losing your sanity.

在压力大的时候，感觉自己快要失去理智是很容易的。