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alienist的意思

alienist

基本解释

n. 精神病医生;精神病学家

英文词源

alienist (n.)
"one who treats mental illness, 'mad doctor,' " 1864, from French aliéniste, from alienation in the sense of "insanity, loss of mental faculty," a sense attested in English from late 15c. (see alienate).