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insane

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insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ adjective
insane
/ɪnˈseɪn/
adjective
Learner's definition of INSANE
[more insane; most insane] : not sane精神不正常的: such as
: having or showing severe mental illness患精神病的;精神失常的
Usage用法 The use of insane to describe a person with severe mental illness is now often considered offensive. The phrase mentally ill is preferred. Insane in this sense now occurs chiefly in such legal phrases as criminally insane and temporarily insane.用insane描述某人患有严重的精神疾病现常被视为有冒犯之意,使用短语mentally ill更为妥帖。此义项的insane现主要用于criminally insane和temporarily insane等法律短语。
: unable to think in a clear or sensible way失去理智的;疯狂的
used in the phrase drive/make (someone) insane to describe annoying or bothering someone very much.使(某人)发狂
: wild and uncontrolled狂野的;狂暴的
[more insane; most insane] : very foolish or unreasonable : crazy愚蠢的;不理智的
: used for people who have severe mental illnesses患精神病的;精神失常的

go insane

: to become mentally ill : to go crazy变得精神错乱;发疯;发狂
usually used in an exaggerated way通常用于夸张

the insane

: insane people : people who have severe mental illness精神错乱的人;精神病患者

— insanely

adverb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9980 COCA: 6471

insane

adjective

in·​sane (ˌ)in-ˈsān How to pronounce insane (audio)
1
a(1)
: exhibiting a severely disordered state of mind
(2)
law : affected with insanity (see insanity sense 2)
criminally insane
b
: unable to think in a clear or sensible way : crazy
insane with jealousy
not used technically
2
: used by, typical of, or intended for people having a severely disordered state of mind
an insane asylum
3
: absurd
an insane scheme for making money
4
informal : outrageously high or extreme
making insane amounts of money
The monster truck pursued him at insane speeds … Hunter S. Thompson
More than 22,000 athletes descend on Philadelphia's Franklin Field to chug insane amounts of Gatorade … Chris Ballard
also : exceptionally good or impressive
Minnesota … has blazed out to an insane start, taking an early lead in the Northwest Division. Tom Wheatley
With his rough-edged baritone and ear for insane hooks, [reggae singer] Baby Cham always sounds wicked. Rob Kenner
insaneness noun

Example Sentences

The murderer was found to be criminally insane. She was insane with jealousy. He had an insane look in his eyes. She likes to drive at insane speeds. He had this insane idea that he could get rich by selling old computers.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin insanus, from in- + sanus sane

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of insane was in 1575
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9980 COCA: 6471
insane

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look, seem, sound精神失常;看似瘋狂;似乎精神錯亂;聽起來瘋癲It seems insane to cut the budget now.現在削減預算似乎很瘋狂。become, go精神失常;發瘋He later became insane and was confined to an asylum.後來他精神失常被關進了瘋人院。He went almost insane when he heard that his daughter had died.聽說女兒死去的噩耗時他幾乎精神失常。drive sb將某人逼瘋You're driving me nearly insane with that noise.你那個噪聲快把我逼瘋了。certify sb (as), declare sb證明/宣佈某人精神失常In 1975 she was certified clinically insane and sent to a mental hospital.1975 年她被診斷為精神失常並被送進了精神病院。ADVERBabsolutely, completely, quite, seriously, totally, utterly絕對瘋狂;完全瘋狂;十分愚蠢;精神嚴重失常The whole idea is totally insane.整個想法簡直愚蠢透頂。literally, truly確實精神失常almost, nearly幾乎瘋狂a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些精神失常temporarily暫時精神失常She claimed she was temporarily insane during the attack.她聲稱攻擊期間她的精神不正常。clearly, obviously明顯/顯然精神不正常He was clearly insane.他顯然精神不正常。mentally (especially NAmE) 精神失常He displays a fearlessness that borders on the mentally insane.他表現出一種近乎瘋狂的無所畏懼。certifiably, clinically, legally證明為/診斷為/從法律角度看是精神失常criminally精神錯亂而犯罪的He is criminally insane, unable to stop himself from attacking women.他是個精神失常的罪犯,控制不住襲擊婦女的行為。

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