the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness
精神错乱,精神病;疯狂
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he suffered from bouts of insanity 他患了阵发性精神病
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[as complement]
he attempted to plead insanity .他试图以精神不正常作为辩护理由。
extreme foolishness or irrationality
极其愚蠢;极不合理
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it might be pure insanity to take this loan 接受这笔贷款可能是不折不扣的愚蠢行为
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[count noun]
the insanities of our time .当今的荒唐事。
"late 16th cent.: from Latin