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mental

英 ['ment(ə)l] 美 ['mɛntl]

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解释

adj. 精神的；脑力的；疯的
n. 精神病患者

※ 提供单词"mental"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

mental 精神的，心理的，思考的

来自拉丁语mens,思想，思考，词源同man,mind.引申词义思考的，心理的，智力的。

英文词源

mental: mental: see mind
mental (adj.): early 15c., "pertaining to the mind," from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentalis "of the mind," from Latin mens (genitive mentis) "mind," from PIE root *men- "to think" (cognates: Sanskrit matih "thought, mind," Gothic gamunds, Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance;" see mind (n.)). Meaning "crazy, deranged" is from 1927, probably from combinations such as mental hospital.

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例句和用法

1. The woman will be confined to a mental institution.: 这个女人将被关进精神病院。

2. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years.: 最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。

3. He hanged himself two hours after arriving at a mental hospital.: 在到精神病医院两小时后他就上吊自杀了。

4. He was transferred to Shoal Creek Mental Institution for an indefinite period.: 他被转到了肖尔溪精神病院，要在那里无限期地呆下去。

5. Many enjoy the mental stimulation of a challenging job.: 很多人喜欢富有挑战性的工作所带来的强烈的精神刺激。