dementia
英 [dɪ'menʃə]
美 [dɪ'mɛnʃə]
中文詞源
dementia 癡呆來自demented, 發狂的。
英文詞源
- dementia (n.)
- 1806, from Latin dementia "madness, insanity," literally "a being out of one's mind," from dement-, stem of demens "mad, raving" (see dement) + abstract noun suffix -ia. It existed earlier in an anglicized form, demency (1520s), from French démence. Dementia praecox is a Modern Latin form recorded from 1899 in English, 1891 in German, from French démence précoce (1857). See precocious.
雙語例句
- 1. Within the umbrella term "dementia" there are many different kinds of disease.
- “癡呆”這一統稱裏包括多種不同的疾病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. What exactly goes wrong with those suffering from senile dementia?
- 那些患老年癡呆症的人到底出了什麽問題？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She is suffering from senile dementia.
- 她患有老年癡呆症。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They possessed a large share of that singular cunning which characterizes this form of dementia.
- 他們所具有的那種異常的狡詐,也正是智力喪失症的一種特征.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Senile dementia patients aren't completely out of their minds.
- 老年癡呆患者是不能控製自己的思想的.
來自電影對白