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Insane Adj 疯狂的 Demented Latin Originally In'sein 英

单词 insane
音标 [in'sein]
解释 adj. 疯狂的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 疯狂的(deranged; demented; mad)
【记】 in(不)+sane(清醒的) →头脑不清醒的
【例】 You'd be insane to wear a bathing suit to the wedding.
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 疯狂的 = deranged = demented; 精神错乱的
【记】sane(adj 健全的; 清醒的)喝酒之后还能数清san三只e鹅
【参】insanity(n 精神错乱; 疯狂)
趣味全助记 【记】in不好 + sane 音:神,不好的神→神智不好→精神病
【相关】sane (音:神→神智正常)神智健全的,健康

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