mentation

IPA/menˈteɪ.ʃən/
IPA/menˈteɪ.ʃən/

mentation — noun

1. the mind's activity in understanding, reasoning, and forming ideas

1.名詞C2
釋義

the mind's activity in understanding, reasoning, and forming ideas

例句

The neurologist tested Aoi's mentation by asking her to count backward.

test + someone's mentation in a clinical check

After two nights without sleep, Kabir's mentation grew slow and unfocused.

sleep loss affecting mentation

同義詞
  • thinking

    the everyday word for mental activity; much less formal than 'mentation'.

  • cognition

    a technical term that covers a wider range of mental functions, including memory and attention.

  • thought

    broader and less clinical; it can mean either mental activity in general or a single idea.

文法句型

human mentation

clear / normal / altered mentation

test someone's mentation

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most common in psychology or medical writing, especially when someone's mental state is being described after illness, injury, or lack of sleep. In everyday English, speakers normally say 'thinking', 'mental activity', or 'mental state' instead.

常見錯誤

❌My mentations are slow after the long flight.
✅My mentation is slow after the long flight.
💡This noun is usually uncountable in modern use.
❌We talked about her mentation at lunch with friends.
✅We talked about her thinking at lunch with friends.
💡'Mentation' is formal and uncommon in everyday conversation.