paralysis
paralysis
[pəˈralɪsɪs]
(pl. paralyses -siːz)
[pəˈralɪsɪs]
(pl. paralyses -siːz)
- [mass noun]the loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury
（一般由疾病、毒药或外伤引起的）瘫痪（症）；麻痹（症）
■inability to act or function in a person, organization, or place
瘫痪
the paralysis gripping the country.
困扰这个国家的瘫痪。
- late Old English, via Latin from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai 'be disabled at the side', from para 'beside' + luein 'loosen'
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