
sanity
词源
源自拉丁语 'sanitas'(健康),通过古法语 'saineté' 进入英语,最初指身体健康,14世纪后逐渐侧重心理健康。
noun
❶ 指心智健全、精神正常的状态,与疯狂或精神错乱相对。常用于描述人的思维清晰、判断合理。
“After weeks of stress, she began to question her own sanity.”
(几周的压力后,她开始怀疑自己是否还精神正常。)
“The judge ruled that the defendant was fit to stand trial and had full sanity.”
(法官裁定被告心智健全,适合接受审判。)
❶ 引申为理性、明智或合理的状态,常用于形容决策、行为或系统符合逻辑。
“We need to bring some sanity to this financial plan.”
(我们需要让这个财务计划更合理一些。)
“Her suggestions added a dose of sanity to the heated debate.”
(她的建议为激烈的辩论增添了一分理性。)
常见短语
sanity check — 快速验证某事物是否基本合理或可行的简单测试,常用于编程或决策过程。
“Before submitting the report, do a quick sanity check on the data.”
(提交报告前,快速检查一下数据是否合理。)
lose one's sanity — 指人失去理智或精神崩溃,通常由于极端压力或精神疾病导致。
“The constant noise made him feel like he was losing his sanity.”
(持续的噪音让他觉得自己快要精神崩溃了。)