Part 2 字根 表示{心，心理活动}的字根 ment = mind 心智
入门字
mental (a.) 心理的，精神的
ment/ al
mind/ 形容词字尾
进阶字
1. mentality (n.) 心态
ment/ ality
mind/ 名词字尾
You should put that vindictive mentality behind and learn to turn the other cheek.
你该改掉爱报复的心态，学着逆来顺受。
2. demented (a.) 精神失常的
de/ ment/ ed
away/ mind/ 形容词字尾
When we say someone has “lost his mind,”we don't really mean that he is demented, only that he is talking or acting very unrealistically.
说某人[疯了]，并不是真的说他精神失常，只是表示他的言行非常不切实际。