mental

• adj. 精神的；脑力的；疯的
• n. 精神病患者

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。

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.

1. The woman will be confined to a mental institution.

这个女人将被关进精神病院。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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