mania

熱狂、異常な熱中

何かに非常に強い関心を持ち、多くの時間や労力を注ぐこと。

やさしい英語で： An unusually strong interest in something that makes people spend much time or effort on it.

• Football mania swept the town.
• She has a mania for keeping everything tidy.
• The latest buying mania drove prices even higher.

使い方： mania for something/doing something (His mania for collecting watches became expensive.)

類義語： obsession, craze

よく使う表現： mania for something, collecting mania, football mania

躁状態、躁病

気力や興奮が異常に高まり、適切な判断が難しくなることもある心の状態。

やさしい英語で： A mental health condition involving unusually high energy, excitement, and sometimes poor judgment.

• The doctor recognized signs of mania.
• During an episode of mania, he barely slept.
• Treatment helped her manage the symptoms of mania.

よく使う表現： episode of mania, acute mania, treat mania