palsy

palsy
[ˈpɔːlzi, ˈpɒl-]
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun](dated)paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors
    (旧)麻痹，（尤指伴随不由自主地颤抖的）瘫痪
    a kind of palsy had seized him.
    他突然瘫痪了。
    ■(archaic)a condition of incapacity or helplessness
    (古)瘫痪；无能的状态
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.](常作 be palsied)affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors
    使麻痹并不由自主地颤抖
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French paralisie, from an alteration of Latin paralysis (see paralysis)
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