paralysis

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n. 麻痹, 停顿, 瘫痪 [医] 麻痹, 瘫痪

发音

US /pəˈɹæləsəs/
其它

词形变化

paralyses 复数 paralyses

别名

paralyzis

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.

    瘫痪

    麻痹

    可数 不可数 医学
  2. 2.

    A state of being unable to act.

    可数 不可数

    The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.

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词源

Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”). By surface analysis, para- + -lysis. Doublet of palsy.

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