Mental Mentally Suffering Neurotic Insane Mind Informal English
This flashcard defines "mentally" as an adverb related to the mind, covering intellectual or psychological states. It gives examples like "mentally ill" and "The baby is very mentally alert."
men·tal·ly★AWL/ˈmentəli; NAmEˈmentəli/adverbconnected with or happening in the mind 精神上;智力上;思想上◆mentally ill有精神病◆The baby is very mentally alert.这孩子脑子很机灵。◆Mentally, I began making a list of things I had to do.我开始在脑子里盘算我该做哪些事情。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析mentally illinsane ◆neurotic ◆psychotic ◆disturbed ◆unstable These words all describe sb who is suffering from a mental illness. 以上各词均用以形容患有精神疾病的人。■mentally illsuffering from an illness of the mind, especially in a way that affects the way you think and behave 指有精神病■insane[not usually before noun] ( rather formal) suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society 指精神失常、神经错乱:◆The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态?NOTEIn informal English insanecan describe sb who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This meaning is used especially in the phrases go insaneand drive sb insane.在非正式英语中,insane 可用于未患精神病但尤因压力导致心智不正常的人。这一含义尤用于 go insane 和 drive sb insane 短语中。■neurotic( medical) suffering from or connected with neurosis (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry)指神经机能病的、神经官能症的:◆the treatment of anxiety in neurotic patients对神经官能症病人焦虑感的治疗NOTEIn informal English neuroticis also used to describe sb who is not suffering from a mental illness, but is not behaving in a calm way because they are worried about sth 在非正式英语中,neurotic 亦用以指未患精神病、但因担忧而变得神经质的人:◆She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她对保持房子清洁有点神经质。■psychotic( medical) suffering from or connected with psychosis (= a serious mental illness in which thought and emotions lose connection with external reality)指精神错乱的、有精神病的NOTEIn informal English psychoticis sometimes used to describe anyone suffering from a mental illness, but in correct medical usage it only describes people who have difficulty relating to external reality. It contrasts with neuroticwhich describes people who are less seriously mentally ill and are still able to distinguish what is real from what is not. 在非正式英语中,psychotic 有时用以泛指患有精神疾病,但在正确的医学用语中,只用以描述难以与客观现实建立联系的人,这与 neurotic 形成对比; neurotic 用以描述患有轻微精神错乱,但仍能区分现实与虚幻的人。■disturbedmentally ill, especially because of very unhappy or shocking experiences 指有精神病的、心理不正常的、精神紊乱的,尤因不幸或受刺激所致:◆He works with emotionally disturbed children.他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。■unstablehaving emotions and behaviour that are likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly 指情绪、行为反覆无常的、不稳定的PATTERNS◆neurotic/psychotic/disturbed/unstable behaviour◆neurotic/psychotic illnesses / illnesses ◆seriouslymentally ill/neurotic/psychotic/disturbed ◆emotionally / emotionally disturbed/unstable men·tal·ly/ˈmentəli; NAmEˈmentəli/
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mentalmen‧tal /ˈmentl/ ●●●S2W2AWL adjective
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1[only before noun] relating to the health or state of someone’s mind → psychiatric: The centre provides help for people suffering from mental illness. Stress has an effect on both your physical and mental health.2[only before noun] relating to the mind and thinking, or happening only in the mind: a child’s mental development You need to develop a positive mental attitude.mental picture/image (=a picture that you form in your mind) I tried to get a mental picture of him from her description.3make a mental note to make a special effort to remember something: Sarah made a mental note to ask Janine about it later.4mental block a difficulty in remembering something or in understanding something: I got a complete mental block as soon as the interviewer asked me a question.5go mental British English spoken informala)to get very angryb)to start behaving in an uncontrolled or excited way6[not before noun] British English informal thinking or behaving in a way that seems crazy or strange: He must be mental!7British English informal very confused, busy, or exciting: I had a mental time at the festival – there was all sorts of crazy stuff going on!—mentally adverb: I was exhausted, both physically and mentally.
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智力上(38%),精神上(37%),心理上(25%)
adv.精神上,智力上;心理上
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