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insanity

noun
🔊/ɪnˈsænəti/
🔊/ɪnˈsænəti/
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  1. [uncountable] the state of being insane精神失常；精神错乱；精神病 synonym madness
    • He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity.他因精神失常而获判无罪。🔊🔊
    opposite sanity
    Extra Examples
    • Hamlet feigns insanity to disguise his bloody motive.哈姆雷特佯装疯癫，掩饰自己的血腥动机。
    • His lawyer got him off on an insanity plea.他的律师以精神失常为由成功地为他作了无罪辩护。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • total
    • temporary
    verb + insanity
    • plead
    • feign
    • stop
    • …
    insanity + noun
    • defence/​defense
    • plea
    phrases
    • by reason of insanity
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  2. [uncountable]
    (also insanities [plural])
    actions that are very stupid and possibly dangerous十分愚蠢的行为；荒唐的行为 synonym madness, lunacy
    • It would be sheer insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather.天气这么糟糕还要去旅行，太荒唐了。🔊🔊
    • Congress has one option to stop this insanity.议会有一个办法阻止这一疯狂行为。
    • But the show does capture the various insanities and absurdities of his life.但是节目的确捕捉到了他一生中的各种疯狂和荒谬。
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    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin insanitas, from insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.