People have begun to doubt his sanity. She is the mother of six children but somehow keeps her sanity. The sanity of the decision was never in question.
Recent Examples on the WebHer only choice to save her sanity was to abandon the quest. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 And, like many others, gardening saved my sanity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Adjust the volume or switch to silent mode to save your sanity. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 What do you guys do to keep your mental sanity outside of the studio with how crazy the industry can be? Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Aug. 2022 As Russian galleries censor exhibitions, many Russian artists are turning inward and painting secret works at home, for themselves and their own sanity, Kuzkin said.Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Two days away from the office can do wonders for your sanity. Mari Carmen Pizarro, Forbes, 24 June 2022 The best parts of the movie take place before all that hell breaks loose, when nerves are more rattled than frayed, and sanity and nuance are still within reach. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 But the private mind is still committed to the sanity and realism that are necessities of survival. Lance Morrow, WSJ, 27 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sanite, from Anglo-French sanité, from Latin sanitat-, sanitas health, sanity, from sanus healthy, sane
VERB + SANITY | SANITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + SANITY➤doubt, question懷疑/質疑精神狀況◇There were moments when he doubted his own sanity.有時他甚至懷疑自己神志是否正常。➤fear for擔心神志是否正常◇I fear for her sanity if this continues much longer.長此以往,我擔心她會瘋掉。➤keep, maintain, preserve, retain, save保持理智;保持頭腦清醒◇Getting away at weekends is the only way I can retain my sanity.週末去度假是我保持頭腦清醒的唯一方法。➤lose失去理智▸➤recover, regain恢復理智▸➤threaten危害到理智◇The pace of city life threatens our sanity.城市生活的節奏威脅到我們的精神健康。➤bring運用理智◇We need to bring some sanity to this issue.在這個問題上我們要理智。SANITY + VERB➤return理智恢復◇Stock-market trading slowly settled down as sanity returned.隨着人們逐漸恢復理智,證券交易也慢慢穩定下來。➤prevail理智獲勝◇We still hope that sanity will prevail.我們仍然希望理智佔上風。PREPOSITION➤for sb's sanity為了某人保持理智◇Such a move is essential for the sanity of all concerned.這一行動對保持所有相關人員的理智至關重要。PHRASES➤voice of sanity理智的意見◇He was a voice of sanity in the Republican Party.他是共和黨中發出理智聲音的人。