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paralytic
UK //ˌpær.əˈlɪt.ɪk//US //ˌper.əˈlɪt̬.ɪk//
词源
源自希腊语 'paralytikos'，意为'瘫痪的'，后经拉丁语 'paralyticus' 进入英语。
adjective
❶ 指因疾病或受伤导致身体部分或全部无法活动的状态，通常用于描述瘫痪症状或极度醉酒无法行动的状态。
“After the accident, he was left paralytic in both legs.”
（事故后，他的双腿瘫痪了。）
“She drank so much that she became completely paralytic.”
（她喝了太多酒，以至于完全醉得不省人事。）
同义词:immobilized, numb, incapacitated, paralyzed, drunk
noun
❶ 指瘫痪病人或极度醉酒的人，常用于医学或非正式场合描述无法行动的状态。
“The hospital specializes in treating paralytics with spinal injuries.”
（这家医院专门治疗脊椎受伤的瘫痪病人。）
“He was such a paralytic last night that his friends had to carry him home.”
（昨晚他醉得厉害，朋友们不得不把他抬回家。）
同义词:paralyzed person, drunkard, inebriate, invalid, patient
常见短语
paralytic drunk — 形容某人因饮酒过量而完全失去行动能力的状态，常用于非正式场合。
“After the party, he was paralytic drunk and couldn't even stand up.”
（派对结束后，他醉得完全站不起来。）