English Dictionary

chemical imbalance

名詞

婉語

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance. / (euphemistic) Mental illness.

日本語の意味

化学物質の成分や作用のバランスが崩れた状態。 / （婉曲的に用いられ）精神の状態の不均衡、すなわち精神疾患を指す表現。

The scientists concluded that the chemical imbalance in the river was caused by runoff from nearby factories.

科学者たちは、その川の化学物質の不均衡が近くの工場からの流出によって引き起こされたと結論づけた。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance.

意味（2）

(euphemistic) Mental illness.

Warden, Rob and Drizin, Steven (2009) True Stories of False Confessions, →ISBN, page 28: “Anyone who knew him well would suspect he had a chemical imbalance. He had been unhappy recently. And there was a history of suicide in the family; his mother had tried to kill herself.”

chemical imbalances （ plural ）