Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13729
Fully loadedparalysis
瘫痪；麻痹
loss of the ability to move a body part
- 1.
The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
身体部分(如四肢)自主运动功能的完全丧失
- 2.
loss of the ability to move a body part
身体部位失去活动能力
- 3.
A state of being unable to act.
无法行动的状态
身体部分(如四肢)自主运动功能的完全丧失；身体部位失去活动能力；无法行动的状态；麻痹；停顿
In use
The accident caused paralysis in his right arm, and he could no longer play the guitar.
After the stroke, she experienced paralysis on the left side of her face for several weeks.
The doctor told him the paralysis in his legs was only temporary.
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。
paralysis of [body part]
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 paralysis
cause 也可换成 lead to 或 result in。
Connections
Collocations
- suffer from paralysis
- 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。
- complete paralysis
- 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。
- paralysis of the limbs
- 四肢瘫痪
- The disease can lead to paralysis of the limbs.这种疾病可导致四肢瘫痪。
- facial paralysis
- 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。
- political paralysis
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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