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sanity

UK //ˈsænəti//US //ˈsænəti//

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。)

同义词:rationality, soundness, lucidity, reasonableness

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。)