go out of one's mind

英 /ɡəʊ aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/美 /ɡoʊ aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/

v. 短语动词

发疯;失去理智;极度担忧;忘乎所以

用法示例

  1. After the earthquake, many survivors went out of their minds with fear.地震后,许多幸存者因恐惧而精神失常。
  2. I'm going out of my mind waiting for the test results.等待考试结果让我焦虑得要发疯。
  3. She went out of her mind with joy when she heard the news.听到这个消息,她高兴得忘乎所以。
  4. The constant noise from the construction site is driving me out of my mind.建筑工地持续的噪音快把我逼疯了。
  5. He looked at her as if she had gone out of her mind.他看着她,好像她疯了似的。
  6. Don't tell Mom about the broken vase; she'll go out of her mind.别告诉妈妈花瓶碎了,她会气疯的。

含义详解

该短语的本义是“离开某人的心智”,即“失去理智”或“发疯”。引申出两个主要义项:其一,因精神疾病或极度震惊而精神失常,如“He went out of his mind after the accident.”;其二,因强烈情绪(如焦虑、担忧、兴奋)而近乎失控,常表示“极度担忧”或“欣喜若狂”,如“I was going out of my mind with worry.”。从本义到引申义,逻辑在于“心智不在正常位置”,强调情绪或状态的极端性。

词源解析

该短语由“go out of”(离开)和“one's mind”(某人的心智)构成,字面意为“离开心智”,源于古英语中“mind”指代理智或精神状态的用法。这一构词直观,通过想象“心智脱离正常状态”即可记忆。无确切词源日期,但类似表达在16世纪已有记载。

适用语境

该短语主要用于日常口语和文学作品,较少用于正式学术或法律文本。在口语中,常带夸张语气,表示情绪失控,如“She'll go out of her mind when she sees the mess.”。在文学中,用于描写人物心理状态,如“He felt he would go out of his mind with grief.”。在新闻报道中偶见,用于描述极端事件,但语气较正式。商务邮件中极少使用,因过于口语化。

用法须知

该短语为不及物动词短语,主语为人,常与“with”连用表示原因,如“go out of one's mind with worry”。常见句型:主语 + go out of one's mind + (with + 名词) / (over + 名词)。也可用于进行时态,如“I'm going out of my mind.”。易错点:勿将“mind”替换为“brain”或“head”,虽类似但非固定搭配;勿与“out of one's senses”混淆,后者更正式。

相似词辨析

与“go crazy”或“go insane”相比,后者更直接指精神失常,而“go out of one's mind”更强调情感冲击。与“be worried sick”相比,后者专指担忧,而前者可涵盖更广情绪。与“lose one's mind”相比,后者更强调永久性失去理智,前者多为暂时性状态。选择时,若强调情绪激动,用“go out of one's mind”;若强调精神疾病,用“go insane”。

常见误区

该短语语域偏口语,正式场合慎用。带有夸张和主观色彩,常用于强调自身或他人情绪,因此褒贬中性,但多用于负面情境。常见误用包括:将“out of”误作“from”,或省略“one's”直接说“go out of mind”(错误)。此外,勿与“out of sight, out of mind”(眼不见心不烦)混淆。

常见搭配

  • go out of one's mind with worry
  • go out of one's mind with fear
  • go out of one's mind with joy
  • drive someone out of their mind
  • go out of one's mind over something
  • as if one had gone out of one's mind
  • be going out of one's mind