mania
/ˈmeɪniə/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈeniə] /ˈmeɪniə/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈeniə] /ˈmā-nē-ə -nyə/ (ame, mw)
mania — 名詞
- maniasingular
- maniasplural
1. an extreme enthusiasm or obsession with a particular activity, subject, or thing
狂熱
對某事物極度著迷，耗費大量時間與心思
an extreme enthusiasm or obsession with a particular activity, subject, or thing that takes over someone's thoughts and daily life
Vinícius developed a sudden mania for collecting vintage Brazilian football shirts.
Vinícius 突然狂熱地收集起巴西的經典足球衫。
mania for + gerund: a sudden mania for collecting
The whole neighbourhood caught running mania after the new park opened.
新公園開放後，整個社區都迷上了跑步。
Hana's mania for Korean dramas meant she stayed up until three every night.
Hana 對韓劇的狂熱使她每晚都看到凌晨三點。
A mania for sourdough baking swept through the office during the long lockdown.
漫長的封城期間，一股自製酸麵包的狂熱席捲了整個辦公室。
Walid called his brother's gym mania a healthy kind of madness.
Walid 笑著說他弟弟對健身的狂熱是一種健康的瘋狂。
- indifference
complete lack of interest, the opposite of being consumed by something
文法句型
mania for + noun
mania for + gerund
用法筆記
Often used with 'for' to name the object of enthusiasm. This is the most common everyday sense; it can describe both personal obsessions and widespread crazes shared by many people.
2. a mental state in which all of a person's attention is fixed on a single idea or
偏執
心神完全集中於單一事物，排斥其他一切
a mental state in which all of a person's attention is fixed on a single idea or activity, leaving no room for anything else
Ritu's mania for tidying every drawer in the house worried her flatmates.
Ritu 對整理每個抽屜的偏執讓她的室友感到擔憂。
mania for + gerund: her mania for tidying
In the final weeks before the exam, studying became a mania that consumed Ilan completely.
考試前的最後幾週，讀書成了吞噬 Ilan 的偏執。
Astrid worked on her model ship with such mania that she forgot to eat lunch.
Astrid 如此偏執地製作模型船，以至於忘了吃午飯。
The writer's mania for perfect sentences meant each page took a full week.
那位作家對完美句子的偏執意味著每一頁都要花上一整週。
- fixation
emphasises being stuck on one thing, often with a psychological tone
- compulsion
stresses the feeling of being driven by an irresistible urge
- monomania
literary term for obsession with a single subject; now rare outside academic writing
文法句型
mania for + noun
such mania that + clause
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (INTENSE OBSESSION): this sense emphasises the narrowing of attention — the person sees only one thing — rather than the enthusiasm itself. Can describe both everyday single-mindedness (cleaning mania) and clinical fixations (persecution mania).
3. a clinical condition marked by abnormally high energy, racing thoughts, reduced
躁症
臨床精神狀態，精力異常旺盛且情緒高漲
a clinical condition marked by abnormally high energy, racing thoughts, reduced need for sleep, and intense euphoria; a core feature of bipolar disorder
During a manic episode, Lien talked non-stop and started three new businesses in one week.
在一次躁症發作期間，Lien 不停地說話，一週內就開了三間新公司。
clinical context: during a manic episode
The psychiatrist explained that mania can make a person feel invincible and full of energy.
精神科醫生解釋說，躁症會讓人覺得自己無所不能、精力充沛。
Zola's family noticed the warning signs of mania: racing speech and almost no sleep.
Zola 的家人注意到躁症的警訊：說話急促、幾乎不睡覺。
Nadia's severe mania drove her to spend her rent money on a sports car she couldn't afford.
Nadia 的嚴重躁症促使她把房租拿去買了一輛根本負擔不起的跑車。
Benjamin recognised his mania returning when colours seemed brighter and ideas came too fast.
Benjamin 發現躁症復發了——顏色看起來更鮮豔，想法來得太快。
- manic episode
the full clinical term; more precise in medical contexts
- hypermania
technical; rarely used outside psychiatry
- depression
the opposite pole in bipolar disorder, marked by low energy and mood
文法句型
suffer from mania
signs of mania
treated for mania
用法筆記
A technical term in psychiatry. In everyday speech people may use 'mania' loosely for intense excitement, but clinically it refers to a specific manic episode that often alternates with periods of depression in bipolar disorder.