neurotic
音标：
英音/ njʊəˈrɒtɪk / 美音/ nʊˈrɑːtɪk /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
Specifically, they were less agreeable and conscientious, and sometimes more neurotic.
具体来说，他们不太随和、不认真，有时甚至更神经质。
—Seattle Times
Actually, he was an uncommonly nasty and neurotic man: It was as if Shakespeare had written a tragedy starring Iago as the central character.
事实上，他是一个异常恶劣和神经质的人：就好像莎士比亚写了一部以伊阿古为主角的悲剧一样。
—Washington Post
After the film version came out, Powell admitted the real Julie was “not as sweet as the movie Julie” played by Adams, and that she was even more neurotic.
电影版出来后，鲍威尔承认真实的朱莉“没有亚当斯饰演的电影朱莉那么甜美”，甚至更加神经质。
—BBC
基本释意：
adjective
characteristic of or affected by neurosis
神经过敏的；神经病的
同义词：
psychoneurotic,mental case,psychoneurotic
短释义：
The adjective neurotic refers to someone who shows signs of mental disturbance but does not indicate complete psychosis. Neurotic comes from neuro-, from a Greek word for “nerve.” It can also describe someone with neurotic behaviors, so you can think of a neurotic as someone who has a particularly bad case of nerves.
如果你称某人为神经质，那么你是在说她压力很大。神经质可以是一个心理学术语，也可以更宽松地使用。您可能有咬指甲或拔头发的神经质倾向。哎哟。
长释义：
The adjective neurotic refers to someone who shows signs of mental disturbance but does not indicate complete psychosis. Neurotic comes from neuro-, from a Greek word for “nerve.” It can also describe someone with neurotic behaviors, so you can think of a neurotic as someone who has a particularly bad case of nerves.
形容词神经症是指表现出精神障碍迹象但并不表明完全精神病的人。神经症（Neurotic）源自“neuro-”，希腊语中的“神经”一词。它还可以描述具有神经质行为的人，因此您可以将神经质视为神经质特别严重的人。
文学例句：
“I think you’re really smart. Definitely a bit on the neurotic side, but totally smart. And brave, too.”
“我觉得你真的很聪明。确实有点神经质，但非常聪明。而且也很勇敢。”
—Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
I keep a good neurotic’s calendar, and it’s three years, to the day, since Seymour killed himself.
我保留了一份神经质日历，距离西摩自杀已经三年了。
—Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Settling into his niche as a miracle worker for tough and neurotic horses, Pollard earned assignments on nearly three hundred mounts and guided them to more than $20,000 in total purse earnings.
波拉德在自己的定位中成为了顽强而神经质的马匹的奇迹创造者，他获得了近 300 匹坐骑的任务，并指导它们获得了超过 20,000 美元的总收入。
—Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
词源：
neurotic (adj.)1775, “acting upon or stimulating the nerves,” from Greek neuron “nerve” (see neuro-) + -otic, as in hypnotic. Also compare neurosis. Meaning “relating to the nervous system” is by 1873. Sense of “affected by or prone to neurosis” is by 1887. The noun meaning “a neurotic person” is from 1896; earlier it meant “a drug acting on the nerves” (1660s). Related: Neurotically.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
神经质（adj.）1775，“作用于或刺激神经”，源自希腊语神经元“神经”（参见神经-）+ -otic，如催眠。还比较神经症。意思是“与神经系统有关”是在1873年。“受神经症影响或容易患神经症”的意思是在1887年。名词意思是“神经症患者”是在1896年；早期它的意思是“作用于神经的药物”（1660年代）。相关：神经质。相关条目及更多
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