1776, "functional derangement arising from disorders of the nervous system," coined by Scottish physician William Cullen (1710-1790) from Greek neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + Modern Latin -osis "abnormal condition." Used in a general psychological sense since 1871; clinical use in psychiatry dates from 1923.
雙語例句
1. He may have some kind of neurosis or psychosis later in life.
他晚年可能患有某種神經(jīng)癥或精神病。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She got a neurosis about chemicals and imagined them everywhere doing her harm.
她對化學品有神經(jīng)癥，認為它們無處不在地傷害著自己。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He was anxious to the point of neurosis.
他焦慮得都要得神經(jīng)癥了。
來自辭典例句
4. In that city there is neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistake for energy.
在這座城市里流傳著一種神經(jīng)機能病,居民們都誤認為是精力旺盛的表現(xiàn).
來自辭典例句
5. Neurosis essentially consists of stupid behavior by non - stupid people.