WOTW: mental
| - Tim Lake |
“Mental” is usually an adjective. It has one main meaning and is part of a fun phrase that is useful for football fans. Let’s have a look.
:
The adjective “mental” means relating to the mind.
:
+ I did a quick mental calculation and realised it was too expensive.
+ She made a mental note to message him after work.
+ He had a clear mental picture of what the house looked like.
+ Golf is 90% mental and 10% skill.
+ My mental state isn’t good, right now.
+ We need to consider people’s mental as well as physical health.
+ At that time, he was suffering from a mental disorder, and wasn’t able to work.
+ I think I’ve got a mental block when it comes to writing about my life.
:
The adjective “mental” was used to describe people with problems of the mind, and often made compound nouns like mental hospital or mental patient. This is old-fashioned and the word psychiatric is now commonly used in casual and official use.
:
The phrase “go mental” means lose control from either anger or excitement.
:
+ The supporters went mental when Japan scored the winning goal to beat Germany.
+ She went completely mental and started smashing plates on the floor.
:
The pronunciation is / ˈmɛnt(ə)l /.
:
This word is in the New General Service List, a list of the 3,000 most common words in English communication. You can get the full list on our website by clicking here.
:
この単語は、英語で最もよく使われる3,000の単語のリストであるNew General Service Listからのものです。完全なリストはこちらから。
:
