Word · Frequency #17266
anaesthesia
麻醉；感觉缺失
loss of bodily sensation, with or without loss of consciousness
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n loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
麻木；麻醉
麻木；麻醉；[医] 感觉缺失；麻醉[法]
In use
The dentist gave me a local anaesthesia before removing the tooth, so I felt no pain.
After the operation, the anaesthesia slowly wore off and she began to feel her legs again.
He chose acupuncture instead of anaesthesia because he wanted to stay awake during the treatment.
under anaesthesia
表示“在麻醉状态下”，常与 be 动词连用。
The patient was under anaesthesia during the operation.
患者在手术期间处于麻醉状态。
anaesthesia for [medical procedure]
表示“为某项医疗操作实施麻醉”；anaesthesia 为不可数名词。
The dentist gave me anaesthesia for the tooth extraction.
牙医为我的拔牙手术实施了麻醉。
local/general anaesthesia
local anaesthesia 指局部麻醉，general anaesthesia 指全身麻醉。
The procedure can be done under local anaesthesia.
该操作可以在局部麻醉下进行。
Common mistakes
My mouth was anaesthesia after the injection.My mouth was anaesthetised after the injection.
anaesthesia 是名词，不能用作形容词或动词；汉语的“麻醉”可作名词和动词，但英语表达“被麻醉”要用动词 anaesthetise 的过去分词 anaesthetised，而不是直接用名词 anaesthesia。
The patient was in anaesthesia during the surgery.The patient was under anaesthesia during the surgery.
表示“处于麻醉状态”，英语的固定搭配是 under anaesthesia，不能用 in；这常因把汉语“在……下”直译成 in 而产生。
Connections
Collocations
- general anaesthesia
- 全身麻醉
- The surgery was performed under general anaesthesia.手术是在全身麻醉下进行的。
- local anaesthesia
- 局部麻醉
- The dentist gave me local anaesthesia for the filling.牙医给我做了局部麻醉来补牙。
- spinal anaesthesia
- 脊髓麻醉
- Spinal anaesthesia is often used for caesarean sections.剖宫产常用脊髓麻醉。
- under anaesthesia
- 在麻醉状态下
- The patient remained stable under anaesthesia.患者在麻醉状态下保持稳定。
- anaesthesia awareness
- 麻醉中知晓
- Anaesthesia awareness is rare but can be traumatic.麻醉中知晓很罕见，但可能造成创伤。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象病人“Ana”在手术台上睡去，全身麻木无感觉；anaesthesia=麻醉。注意中间拼写是“aes”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医疗记录、手术讨论、医学教材 anaesthesia 是比较正式的医学术语，多用于医疗文件、手术相关讨论或学术语境；日常口语中更常说 numbness 或 go numb。
Pronunciation & Spelling
anaesthesia 的重音在 /θiː/，词尾为 /zjə/。anesthesia、synaesthesia、paraesthesia 都含同一后缀 -esthesia/-aesthesia，英式读音为 /θiː.zi.ə/（口语中常同化为 /θiː.zjə/），因此这些词与 anaesthesia 押韵；anesthesia 是美式拼写，美式也常读 /θiː.ʒə/。aesthetic 和 anaesthetic 拼写相似，但重音落在 /θet/，读作 /θet.ɪk/，与 anaesthesia 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.