A-LeroyのQueerなΨ難日記

Beauneへ行きたいA-のΨ難とかクィアなセクシャリティーとか

insane,lunatic

What is the reason why I 'm so sensitive to human right problems ?Maybe ……one is 

I had been felt FORLORN in my childhood because I was minority in several points.

I was always regarded as “cranky“ ”crazy” “odd person“ often, ・・・even ”insane ” "lunatic "!

and ostracized in classroom .

Several people said to me

” you should go to insane asylum(mental hospital)“ 

(To enphasis on ”insane“ , I wanted to use ”insane asylum” deliberately,of cource I know this expression is archaic and not used now. )

Therefore I seem to be very sensitive to prejudice and discrimination against minorites.

BTW, “luner”(maybe ”lunatic” is much more common use )

is rarely used as similar meaning to insane, 

but I don't want to use it as this meaning,

because it comes from a mental illness which was thought affected by moon in old days.

luner 月の

lunatic 精神異常者の、精神病の、狂人の

cranky 変人の

odd person 変人

insane 正気でない、気が狂った、精神異常者の

insane asylum (昔の)精神病院、精神病患者の隔離施設

asylum なら、「政治犯の亡命に対する庇護、避難所」が第一義ですね。

ostracize を排斥する、追放する

古代ギリシャ陶片追放から来てますが、

英検一級では、会社やクラスでハブられるという感じの状況で頻出してます。過去問で3回は見かけました。