“精神不健全”常见的英文表达有 mentally incapacitated、mentally unsound 或 of unsound mind。
mentally incapacitated:强调由于精神问题而无法正常行使权利或履行职责,较为正式,常用于法律、医学等专业语境。例如:The court declared him mentally incapacitated and appointed a guardian for him.(法院宣告他精神不健全,并为他指定了监护人。)
mentally unsound:侧重于描述精神状态不正常、不健康。比如:It's not wise to make important decisions when one is mentally unsound.(当一个人精神不健全时,做出重要决定是不明智的。)
of unsound mind:是一个较为传统的表达,意思是“精神失常;心智不健全” 。例如:He was judged to be of unsound mind and was sent to a mental hospital.(他被判定为精神不健全,被送进了精神病院。 )