Word · Frequency #20681
immobility
不动；无法移动；固定
The quality or state of being unable to move or be moved.
- 1.
The quality of not moving.
不动的特性。
- 2.
The state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.
无法移动或被动移动的状态。
不动的特性。；无法移动或被动移动的状态。；不动性；不动；固定；[医] 不动[性]
In use
After the accident, his leg was in a cast, causing temporary immobility.
The statue's immobility made it seem almost lifelike in its stillness.
The economy suffered from immobility due to strict regulations.
the immobility of [sth]
of 后接无法移动或保持静止的人/物，说明这种状态属于谁。
The immobility of the marble statue is part of its beauty.
大理石雕像的静止是其美的一部分。
in a state of immobility
in a state of 表示“处于……状态”，后常接抽象名词。
The patient remained in a state of immobility for hours.
病人数小时处于无法移动的状态。
a period of immobility
period of 后接不可数名词，表示“一段……的时间”。
Connections
Collocations
- prolonged immobility
- 长期不动；长时间静止
- Prolonged immobility can lead to muscle weakness and bedsores.长期不动会导致肌肉无力和褥疮。
- complete immobility
- 完全不能移动；完全静止
- The patient experienced complete immobility after the operation.手术后病人完全不能移动。
- temporary immobility
- 暂时性无法移动；短期不能活动
- The injury caused temporary immobility in his left arm.这次受伤使他的左臂暂时无法移动。
- near immobility
- 近乎不能移动；几乎静止
- The disease left him in a state of near immobility.这种疾病使他处于近乎不能移动的状态。
- periods of immobility
- 一段时间的不动；静止期
- Doctors recommend stretching during long periods of immobility.医生建议长时间不动时要伸展身体。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 immobility 拆成 im（不）+ mobility（移动），想象一座雕像僵在原地的画面：完全不能动，就是“不动、无法移动”的状态。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学或康复记录、正式书面描写 该词通常用于正式或专业语境，如医学报告或书面描写，日常口语中较少单独使用；若要表达‘不能动’的状态，口语中更常说 cannot move 等。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与of连用表示…的不动性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的结尾 /bɪlɪti/ 与 immobility 押韵。注意 humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/ 拼写相似，但读音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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