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alienist

/eyl-yuh-nist, ey-lee-uh-/US // ˌeɪl yə nɪst, ˌeɪ li ə- //UK // (ˈeɪljənɪst, ˈeɪlɪə-) //

外籍人士,外星人,外国人,外来者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
    • : an expert witness in a sanity trial.

Examples

  • There might have been employment here for the alienist or for those who circulate the pledge; but I had had enough of it.

  • Dr. Carew proved to be a young and enthusiastic alienist whose heart and soul was in his work.

  • By way of a joke we tackled a medical alienist who had a seat on the commission.

  • It is possible, however, that this very opinion may be a fixed idea or symptomatic eccentricity of the alienist himself.

  • I think we'll have to take him up to the city to consult some prominent alienist, as the newspapers would say.