English Dictionary

idiotism

名詞

可算名詞 歴史的 不可算名詞

(now chiefly historical) Very severe mental retardation. / A foolish utterance.

日本語の意味

（主に歴史的用法）極度の精神発達遅滞を指す。 / 愚かな発言、ばかげた言葉

Historical medical records sometimes used the term idiotism to label a condition of very severe cognitive impairment.

かつての医療記録では、非常に重度の認知障害を指す語として重度の知的障害という表現が用いられていました。

意味（1）

(now chiefly historical) Very severe mental retardation.

He did not perceive that regal power, in a few generations, introduces idiotism into the noble stem […]

意味（2）

A foolish utterance.

[…] that clear soprano, in nursery, rings out a shower of innocent idiotisms over the half-stripped baby, and suspends the bawl upon its lips.

idiotisms （ plural ）