- caused by or suffering from neurosis神经症的；神经官能症的 (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry)
- neurotic obsessions神经症引起的强迫观念
Extra Examples- a seriously neurotic person in need of help需要帮助的严重神经质人士
- Freud did not believe that neurotic symptoms always had a sexual cause.弗洛伊德不相信神经系统症状总是与性有关。
- the treatment of anxiety in neurotic patients对神经官能症病人焦虑感的治疗
- not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something神经质的；神经过敏的
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。🔊🔊
- He's a brilliant but neurotic actor.他是个杰出但有些神经质的演员。
Synonyms nervousnervousThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.- nervous easily worried or frightened:
- He was of a nervous disposition. 他性格紧张。
See also the entry for worried. - neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something:
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
- on edge nervous or easily made angry:
- She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。
- jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:指紧张不安的、心神不宁的：
- All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。
Patterns- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Extra Examples- You're being neurotic.你很神经质
- What makes a person neurotic?是什么使一个人神经质？
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
- a neurotic person神经症患者；神经质者