early 15c., "healthy condition," from Middle French sanité "health," from Latin sanitatem (nominative sanitas) "health, sanity," from sanus "healthy; sane" (see sane). Meaning "soundness of mind" first attested c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. He pleads for sanity in a lunatic world.
他祈求在這混亂的世界裏仍能保持頭腦清明。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His behaviour was so strange that I began to doubt his sanity.
他行為怪異,我有點懷疑他是否神智正常。
來自《權威詞典》
3. She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.
在那場磨難中她始終保持神誌正常.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. I doubt the sanity of such a plan.
我懷疑這個計劃是否明智.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. He and his wife finally had to move from their apartment just to preserve their sanity.