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suffer from paralysis
suffer from 表示“患有”；paralysis 通常作不可数名词。
She suffered from paralysis after the accident.
事故后她患上了瘫痪。
瘫痪；麻痹
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瘫痪；麻痹
loss of the ability to move a body part
She suffered from paralysis after the accident.
事故后她患上了瘫痪。
身体部分(如四肢)自主运动功能的完全丧失
The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
身体部位失去活动能力
loss of the ability to move a body part
无法行动的状态
A state of being unable to act.
The accident caused paralysis in his right arm, and he could no longer play the guitar.
那场事故导致他的右臂瘫痪，他再也无法弹吉他了。
After the stroke, she experienced paralysis on the left side of her face for several weeks.
中风后，她左侧脸部瘫痪了几周。
The doctor told him the paralysis in his legs was only temporary.
医生告诉他，他双腿的瘫痪只是暂时的。
suffer from 表示“患有”；paralysis 通常作不可数名词。
She suffered from paralysis after the accident.
事故后她患上了瘫痪。
of 后接受影响的具体身体部位。
The stroke caused paralysis of his left arm.
中风导致他左臂瘫痪。
cause 也可换成 lead to 或 result in。
A severe spinal injury can cause paralysis.
严重的脊柱损伤可导致瘫痪。
Not this
The snake's venom can paralysis the muscles.
Use this
The snake's venom can paralyze the muscles.
paralysis 是名词，不能直接跟宾语；此处需要动词 paralyze（使瘫痪），才能接 the muscles。
Not this
After the accident, he had a paralysis in both legs.
Use this
After the accident, he had paralysis in both legs.
paralysis 通常为不可数名词，前面不加不定冠词 a；表示“某部位瘫痪”用 paralysis in + 部位。
Not this
The patient is paralysis in both arms.
Use this
The patient is paralyzed in both arms.
paralysis 是名词，不能作表语描述人的状态；表示“某人瘫痪”要用 be paralyzed（过去分词作形容词），后接 in + 部位。
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患有瘫痪；遭受瘫痪
He has suffered from paralysis since the accident.
自从那次事故后，他就瘫痪了。
完全瘫痪
The snake's venom caused complete paralysis of the victim's legs.
蛇毒导致受害者的双腿完全瘫痪。
四肢瘫痪
The disease can lead to paralysis of the limbs.
这种疾病可导致四肢瘫痪。
面瘫；面部麻痹
Facial paralysis can be temporary or permanent.
面瘫可能是暂时的，也可能是永久性的。
政治瘫痪
The government's political paralysis prevented any meaningful reform.
政府的政治瘫痪阻碍了任何有意义的改革。
经济瘫痪
The strike brought economic paralysis to the entire region.
罢工使整个地区的经济陷入瘫痪。
分析瘫痪；因过度分析而无法决策
After hours of researching every detail, his analysis paralysis made him miss the registration deadline.
在研究每个细节数小时之后，分析瘫痪让他错过了报名截止日期。
决策瘫痪；因选择过多而无法做决定
The menu had too many options, and decision paralysis hit me as soon as the waiter asked for my order.
菜单上的选项太多，服务员一开口点餐，我就感到决策瘫痪。
分析瘫痪
The term 'analysis paralysis' refers to overthinking that prevents action, a concept often satirized in the TV series 'Silicon Valley'.
‘分析瘫痪’这一术语指因过度思考而无法采取行动的状态，这个观念在电视剧《硅谷》中常被讽刺和引用。
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联想：para（旁边）+ lysis（松开），想象神经信号在路边被松开，身体便瘫痪、无法移动。
语域：formal 常见场景：clinical reports、health news、formal writing paralysis 通常用于医疗或较正式的书面语境，指身体某部分失去活动能力；在非正式口语里，人们可能直接用 be paralyzed 等说法。
与 paralysis 真正押韵的是 analysis、catalysis、dialysis 和 psychoanalysis（重读的 /æləsəs/ 部分相同）；hydrolysis 和 hypnosis 只是拼写近似，hydrolysis 的重音在 /drɑː/，hypnosis 读 /hɪpˈnoʊsəs/，都与 /pɝˈæləsəs/ 不同韵。
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