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Insane Latin Originally 6564.Insane 英 ɪn'seɪn]美 ɪn'sen 释义

正面 6564.insane
英 [ɪn'seɪn]美 [ɪn'sen]

背面
释义:
adj. 疯狂的;精神病的;极愚蠢的
例句:
1. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。

【记法】分解为:in(前缀不)+san(三)+e(鹅),数不清三只鹅 【联想】连3只鹅都数不清楚,精神一定有问题
insane 精神失常的in-,不,非,sane,心智健全的。
insane (adj.)1550s, from Latin insanus "mad, insane; outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sanus "well, healthy, sane" (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. Compare lunatic; and Italian pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from Latin patiens "suffering." German verrückt, literally past participle of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck]. The noun meaning "insane person" is attested from 1786."

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