| 单词 | somnolence |
| 释义 | somnolence (once / 26092 pages) n Somnolence is a sleepy state. New parents often stagger through their days in somnolence, after spending their nights up with a baby who only sleeps for a few hours at a time. Use the noun somnolence when you're talking about drowsiness. You might be overcome with somnolence in a boring class, especially if you didn't get much sleep the night before. Also, someone who seems to be out of it, going through life like a sleepwalker can be described as experiencing somnolence, which comes from the Latin word somnolentia, sleepiness. WORD FAMILYsomnolent: somnolence, somnolently USAGE EXAMPLESThe success, however, has encouraged developers to start building again after years of somnolence. Wall Street Journal(Feb 16, 2016) So the Senate fell into a bitter somnolence, interrupted by moments of panic. Washington Post(Oct 25, 2015) And her apathy does tend towards lethargy — individual songs seep long past their most pungent moments, and her unwavering vocal approach can induce somnolence. New York Times(Sep 17, 2015) n a very sleepy state Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper drowsiness, sleepiness sleeplessness, wakefulness a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep oscitance, oscitancy drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning temporary state a state that continues for a limited time |
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