核心畫面
A mind standing steady on its own feet: the thoughts hold together, the person can tell what is real, and other people can follow what they say and do.
sanity 可以想成一個人的腦袋「站得穩」的樣子。想法接得起來,看得出什麼是真的,做出來的事別人跟得上。這個字幾乎…更多收起
sanity 可以想成一個人的腦袋「站得穩」的樣子。想法接得起來,看得出什麼是真的,做出來的事別人跟得上。這個字幾乎都在那份穩定受到威脅的時候才出現——不是有人懷疑它,就是有人快要失去它、或剛把它找回來。From the word’s history
Latin sānitās, from sānus meaning healthy. The word first meant health in general, and English later settled it on the health of the mind.
拉丁文 sānitās 來自 sānus(健康的)。這個字本來講的是整體的健康,進了英文之後才專門落在心智這一塊。所以「站得穩的腦袋」這個畫面,底下其實是「健康」兩個字。
Wiktionary entry for sanity (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:883021016): From Middle English sanite, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (healthy) + -itās.