schizophrenia

schizophrenia

英 [,skɪtsə(ʊ)'friːnɪə]
　　美 [,skɪtsə'frinɪə]

n. [內科] 精神分裂癥

中文詞源：

schizophrenia 精神分裂癥

schizo-,分開，分裂，-phren,大腦，腦部，詞源同 phrenetic,frantic,frenetic.-ia,表疾病。引申詞 義精神分裂癥。

例句：

1. Schizophrenia is not a "split mind" as is popularly believed.
精神分裂癥並非人們普遍認為的那樣是“分裂的精神”。

2. One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.
精神分裂癥的最常見的一個癥狀就是幻聽。

3. Susan had a mental breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
蘇珊精神崩潰，被診斷為得瞭精神分裂癥。

4. Despite its prevalence, schizophrenia has existed behind a wall of secrecy for years.
盡管精神分裂癥患者為數眾多，但多年來這種病一直被捂著掩著。

5. Before the mid - 1950 s, a diagnosis of schizophrenia was a life sentence without a possibility of parole.
五十年代 中期 以前, 一個人若被診斷患有精神分裂癥,就等於被判瞭無期徒刑而終無出獄的希望.