| 单词 | torpid |
| 释义 | torpid (once / 4014 pages) adj While the adjective torpid sounds a lot like the noun torpedo, it actually describes something slow or even inactive, like the torpedo that's just sitting around before it's launched. Torpid comes from the Latin word torpere, meaning "numb," which is exactly how torpid things act. A hibernating bear and a caterpillar holed up in a cocoon are two good examples. You might feel torpid sitting in front of the fire after a big meal. The mind, too, can become torpid. The writer Samuel Johnson said, “It is a man’s own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grow torpid in old age.” WORD FAMILYtorpid: torpidity, torpidly, torpidness USAGE EXAMPLESThe mouse was in a torpid state – a very deep sleep. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) “The glue boogers in the binding are more captivating than Gilstrap’s torpid prose.” Washington Post(Aug 30, 2016) Lively one moment, torpid the next, the show is utterly overstuffed yet winsome anyway. New York Times(Aug 16, 2016) 1adj in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation torpid frogs Syn dormant, hibernating asleep in a state of sleep 2adj slow and apathetic a mind grown torpid in old age Syn inert, sluggish, soggy inactive not active physically or mentally |
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