Word · Frequency #15165
trance
恍惚；催眠状态
a dazed or hypnotic state with reduced awareness and response to the surroundings
- 1.
A dazed or unconscious condition.
恍惚或无意识的状态。
- 2.
A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
一种过滤经验和信息的觉知、专注或聚焦状态(例如冥想或被某种存在附身的状态)。
- 3.
A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
对刺激反应低、注意力减弱或狭窄的状态；尤指催眠诱导的状态。
出神；入定；入迷；恍惚或无意识的状态。；一种过滤经验和信息的觉知、专注或聚焦状态(例如冥想或被某种存在附身的状态)。；对刺激反应低、注意力减弱或狭窄的状态；尤指催眠诱导的状态。；昏睡状态
In use
She sat in a trance, staring at the flickering candle.
The therapist spoke softly as she guided him into a trance.
After hours of dancing, he seemed to fall into a trance.
Connections
Collocations
- in a trance
- 处于恍惚状态；出神
- She sat in a trance, staring at the wall.她出神地坐着，盯着墙壁。
- hypnotic trance
- 催眠恍惚状态
- The therapist guided her into a hypnotic trance.治疗师引导她进入催眠恍惚状态。
- enter a trance
- 进入恍惚状态
- The shaman entered a trance and began to chant.萨满进入恍惚状态，开始吟唱。
- snap out of a trance
- 从恍惚中清醒过来
- He snapped out of his trance when the phone rang.电话铃响时，他猛然从恍惚中清醒过来。
- deep trance
- 深度恍惚状态
- The meditation music helped her reach a deep trance.冥想音乐帮助她进入深度恍惚状态。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 trance 里有 ran（跑）：思绪跑掉了，人就进入恍惚/昏睡状态。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学/心理学描述、日常对话、冥想或灵性情境 trance 表示‘恍惚、出神或催眠状态’，比较常见于医学、心理学等专业描述，也可用于日常对话中形容发呆或出神。该词没有明显的正式或非正式倾向，具体语气需结合语境判断。
Grammar Note
常用于'in a trance'或'enter/go into a trance'，表示处于或进入恍惚状态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final stressed /æns/ sound with 'trance'. Beware: 'trans-' as in 'transatlantic' is /trænz/ and words like 'trench' /trentʃ/ do not rhyme.
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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