Word · Frequency #20842
palsy
麻痹；瘫痪
paralysis; loss of the ability to move a body part
- 1.
Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
麻痹,瘫痪:身体某部分的完全或部分肌肉瘫痪,常伴有感觉丧失和不自主的身体运动(如颤抖)。
- 2.
loss of the ability to move a body part
身体部位失去活动能力
- 3.
a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
以无法控制的颤抖为特征的状态
麻痹,瘫痪:身体某部分的完全或部分肌肉瘫痪,常伴有感觉丧失和不自主的身体运动(如颤抖)。；身体部位失去活动能力；以无法控制的颤抖为特征的状态；中风；麻痹
In use
The stroke caused a temporary palsy on the left side of her face.
After the accident, he developed a slight palsy in his hand and could not write clearly.
The doctor said the palsy might improve with physical therapy.
palsy of [body part]
作名词时，用 of 短语说明受影响的部位，是医学语境中的常见搭配。
The disease causes palsy of the limbs.
这种疾病导致四肢瘫痪。
suffer from palsy
suffer from 表示长期患有某种疾病，常用于描述慢性症状。
He suffers from palsy after the stroke.
他中风后患有麻痹症。
palsy [body part]
palsy 作及物动词，直接接受事，意思是“使瘫痪”。
Connections
Collocations
- cerebral palsy
- 脑瘫；大脑性麻痹
- Cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage before or during birth.脑瘫是由出生前或出生过程中的脑损伤引起的。
- Bell's palsy
- 贝尔面瘫；面神经麻痹
- Bell's palsy often resolves within a few months.贝尔面瘫通常会在几个月内痊愈。
- facial palsy
- 面部麻痹；面瘫
- The infection caused facial palsy on the left side of his face.感染导致他左侧面部麻痹。
- shaking palsy
- 震颤麻痹（帕金森病的旧称）
- In the past, Parkinson's disease was called shaking palsy.过去，帕金森病被称为震颤麻痹。
- palsied hand
- 麻痹的手；瘫痪的手
- His palsied hand made it difficult to write.他麻痹的手使他写字困难。
- suffer from palsy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：palsy 以 pal（伙伴）开头，伙伴瘫痪不能动，记住 palsy＝麻痹、瘫痪。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical terms (e.g., cerebral palsy)、formal or literary prose palsy 表示“麻痹/瘫痪”时多用于医学病名（如 cerebral palsy）或较正式的书面语，日常口语中更常说 paralysis / paralyzed，需结合搭配判断正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 palsy 真正押韵的是 ballsy（/ˈbɔlzi/，同含 /ɔlzi/）。clumsy、flimsy、drowsy 都与 palsy 一样以 -sy 结尾并读 /zi/，但重音元音不同，不押韵。tipsy 也以 -sy 结尾，但读 /si/（清音），不要误读成 /zi/。pal 是形近词：前三个字母拼作 pal，但读 /pæl/，与 palsy 的 /pɔl/ 不同。
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