1580s, "state of being insane," from Latin insanitatem (nominative insanitas) "unhealthfulness," noun of quality from insanus (see insane). Meaning "extreme folly" is from 1844.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.
菲利普斯謀殺了他的妻子，但以精神錯(cuò)亂為由逃脫了懲罰。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The insanity which ran in his family haunted him.
家族遺傳的精神錯(cuò)亂困擾著他。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
那是個(gè)集體喪失理智、謀殺與暴力合法化的時(shí)期。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.