insanity
UK [ɪn'sæn.ə.ti] US [-tˌi] noun uncountable
■when someone is seriously mentally ill 精神错乱，精神失常•He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.他因为精神失常而未被裁定犯有杀人罪。 •He suffered from periodic bouts of insanity.他患有周期性精神失常。 ■when something is not sensible and is likely to have extremely bad results 疯狂；失去理智•It would be insanity to expand the business now.现在扩大经营规模简直是疯了。 |