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psychopathy

/saɪˈkɒpəθi/ /saɪˈkɑpəθi/

Meanings
noun

精神病态，心理变态。

A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitation, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy and remorse. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

Examples :

"The detective suspected the suspect's charm and lack of remorse were signs of psychopathy, making him a dangerous individual. "
侦探怀疑嫌疑犯的魅力和缺乏悔意是精神病态的迹象，这使他成为一个危险人物。
mind medicine character human person disease condition inhuman

Related Words

Illustration criminal

criminal noun

/ˈkɹɪmənəl/

罪犯，犯人

"The criminal was arrested for stealing the school's valuable computer equipment. "

那个罪犯因为偷窃学校里贵重的电脑设备而被捕了。

Illustration individual

individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

个人，个体

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个非常特别的人，是个独立的个体.

Illustration disorder

disorder noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

混乱，紊乱，无序。

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

孩子们玩完之后，房间里一片狼藉。

Illustration indicative

indicative noun

/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

直陈式，陈述语气。

"The indicative mood is used to make statements about facts, like "My daughter attends school every day." "

直陈式用来陈述事实，例如“我女儿每天都去上学”。

Illustration personality

personality noun

/-i/ /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/

个性, 人格.

"The president has a unique personality."

这位总统有着独特的个性。

Illustration arrogance

arrogance noun

/ˈæɹ.oʊ.ɡəns/

傲慢，自大，狂妄。

"His arrogance made it hard for him to work with others on the project. "

他的傲慢自大让他很难与他人合作完成这个项目。

Illustration exploitation

exploitation noun

/ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/

利用，开发，剥削

"The exploitation of natural resources is crucial to many industries. "

对自然资源的开发利用对许多行业至关重要。

Illustration detective

detective noun

/dɪˈtɛktɪv/

侦探，警探

"The detective investigated the theft of the school's valuable computer equipment. "

警探调查了学校贵重电脑设备被盗的案件。

Illustration promiscuity

promiscuity noun

/ˌprɑːmɪˈskjuːəti/ /ˌproʊmɪˈskjuːəti/

滥交，性乱。

"The teacher's concern about the student's recent promiscuity in online interactions led to a parent-teacher conference. "

老师对学生最近在网络互动中表现出的滥交行为感到担忧，因此召开了家长会。

Illustration indicated

indicated verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪd/

指出，表明，显示。

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

警卫吹响哨子，表明即将出发。

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

怀疑，猜疑。

"to suspect the presence of disease"

怀疑有疾病的存在

Illustration dangerous

dangerous adjective

/ˈdeɪnd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəs/ /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/

危险的， hazardous 的

"Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous."

没有栏杆的铁路道口非常危险。