When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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adj. 疯狂的;精神病的;非常愚蠢的;
💡 in不+sane健康的 → 头脑不清的
"Doctors certified him as insane."
医生证明他精神失常。
近义：lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, maniatic, manic
反义：sound
n. 方法;条理;
💡 meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法；体系；秩序（=a way after,a following after）
"a reliable method of birth control"
可靠的节育措施
近义：approach, logic, logicality, manner, means, mode
vt. 假装，伪装;假称;装扮;
vi. 扮演;自称;假装，矫作;
adj. 仿制的;
💡 pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假装，借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必装假了, 对 吧 ?
近义：purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
adj. 心智健全的;神志正常的;明智的;稳健的;
💡 sane(whole)→神志清明的；健全的
"No sane person would do that."
没有一个神志正常的人会做那样的事。
近义：sound, sober, dry, healed, cured, healthy
反义：hothead, insane, lunatic, mad, maddened, maniatic
n. 行为，交易;
v. [牌戏]分( deal的现在分词 );分配;经营;施予;
"The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment."
政府迟迟未解决失业问题。
近义：trade, trading, traffic, business, commerce, intercourse
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse