in·sane

adjective

/ɪnˈseɪn/

(informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous十分愚蠢的；疯狂的；危险的
- I must have been insane to agree to the idea.我肯定是犯傻了，居然同意了这个想法。
see also insanity
Extra Examples
- It seems insane to cut the budget now.现在削减预算似乎很疯狂。
- The whole idea is quite insane.整个想法简直是愚蠢透顶。
- It was an insane risk to take.那是一次疯狂的冒险。
Topics Dangerc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
(informal) extremely annoyed; angry恼怒的；发火的
- This job is driving me insane.这工作令我快气疯了。
- She was driving me insane with her constant chatter.她唠叨个没完，快把我逼疯了。
(especially North American English, informal) shocking or very impressive; extremely large, high, good, etc. 令人震惊或非常令人印象深刻；非常大、高、好等等。
- The prices are insane.价格太疯狂了。
- We sold insane amounts of ice cream that day.那天我们卖出了惊人数量的冰淇淋。
- It's insane how talented this guy is.这家伙的天赋真是太疯狂了。
(formal, law or old-fashioned, often offensive) having a serious mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally患有严重的精神疾病，导致某人无法正常思考或行为
- Doctors certified him as insane.医生证明他精神失常。
- The prisoners were slowly going insane.囚犯正慢慢地变得精神错乱起来。
The use of insane with this meaning can be offensive, although it still has a technical use in law, meaning that somebody is not able to understand that their own actions are wrong or not able to understand a trial process. compare diminished responsibility opposite sane
Which Word? Talking about mental health
Talking about mental health
- Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who has a mental illness. You can say that somebody has a mental illness, has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill:
  I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.我从 14 岁起就经历了心理健康问题。
  The pressure made her mentally ill.压力让她患上了精神病。
  If you can, it is best to be specific about what somebody's condition is rather than use general terms:
  I have an anxiety disorder.我患有焦虑症。
  He had a psychotic episode.他有过一次精神病发作。
- Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has problems with mental health because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences:
  He works with emotionally disturbed children.他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。
- Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used in the past to describe somebody with a serious mental illness. It can now be offensive, although it still has a technical use in law meaning that somebody is not able to understand that their own actions are wrong or not able to understand a trial process:
  The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？
Extra Examples
- He was declared criminally insane and not fit to plead.他被宣布精神失常，不适合认罪。
- He later became insane and was confined to an institution.后来他疯了，被关进了一个机构。
- He went almost insane when he heard that his daughter had died.听说女儿死去的噩耗时他几乎精神失常。
- In 1975 she was certified clinically insane and sent to a psychiatric hospital.1975年，她被诊断为精神错乱，并被送往精神病院。
- She claimed she was temporarily insane during the attack.她声称攻击期间她的精神不正常。
- The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
the insane
noun [plural] (old-fashioned, offensive) people who are insane精神失常的人；精神错乱的人
- a hospital for the insane精神病院
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.

单词	insane
释义	in·sane adjective /ɪnˈseɪn/ /ɪnˈseɪn/ (informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous十分愚蠢的；疯狂的；危险的 I must have been insane to agree to the idea.我肯定是犯傻了，居然同意了这个想法。 see also insanity Extra Examples It seems insane to cut the budget now.现在削减预算似乎很疯狂。 The whole idea is quite insane.整个想法简直是愚蠢透顶。 It was an insane risk to take.那是一次疯狂的冒险。 Topics Dangerc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb absolutely completely quite … (informal) extremely annoyed; angry恼怒的；发火的 This job is driving me insane.这工作令我快气疯了。 She was driving me insane with her constant chatter.她唠叨个没完，快把我逼疯了。 (especially North American English, informal) shocking or very impressive; extremely large, high, good, etc. 令人震惊或非常令人印象深刻；非常大、高、好等等。 The prices are insane.价格太疯狂了。 We sold insane amounts of ice cream that day.那天我们卖出了惊人数量的冰淇淋。 It's insane how talented this guy is.这家伙的天赋真是太疯狂了。 (formal, law or old-fashioned, often offensive) having a serious mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally患有严重的精神疾病，导致某人无法正常思考或行为 Doctors certified him as insane.医生证明他精神失常。 The prisoners were slowly going insane.囚犯正慢慢地变得精神错乱起来。 The use of insane with this meaning can be offensive, although it still has a technical use in law, meaning that somebody is not able to understand that their own actions are wrong or not able to understand a trial process. compare diminished responsibility opposite sane Which Word? Talking about mental healthTalking about mental health Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who has a mental illness. You can say that somebody has a mental illness, has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill: I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.我从 14 岁起就经历了心理健康问题。 The pressure made her mentally ill.压力让她患上了精神病。 If you can, it is best to be specific about what somebody's condition is rather than use general terms: I have an anxiety disorder.我患有焦虑症。 He had a psychotic episode.他有过一次精神病发作。 Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has problems with mental health because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences: He works with emotionally disturbed children.他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。 Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used in the past to describe somebody with a serious mental illness. It can now be offensive, although it still has a technical use in law meaning that somebody is not able to understand that their own actions are wrong or not able to understand a trial process: The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？ Extra Examples He was declared criminally insane and not fit to plead.他被宣布精神失常，不适合认罪。 He later became insane and was confined to an institution.后来他疯了，被关进了一个机构。 He went almost insane when he heard that his daughter had died.听说女儿死去的噩耗时他几乎精神失常。 In 1975 she was certified clinically insane and sent to a psychiatric hospital.1975年，她被诊断为精神错乱，并被送往精神病院。 She claimed she was temporarily insane during the attack.她声称攻击期间她的精神不正常。 The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？ Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb absolutely completely quite … the insane noun [plural] (old-fashioned, offensive) people who are insane精神失常的人；精神错乱的人 a hospital for the insane精神病院 More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.
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