[mass noun]a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy 麻痹,麻木,呆滞,懒散 they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism. 他们时而无动于衷地麻木,时而歇斯底里地狂热。
torporific [-ˈrɪfɪk] adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin, from torpere 'be numb or sluggish'