英语词汇“palsy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	palsy
释义	pal·sy I. \ˈpȯlzē, -zi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English palsie, parlesie, from Middle French paralisie, from Latin paralysis — more at paralysis 1. a. : paralysis — used chiefly in combination < shaking palsy > < oculomotor palsy > — compare bell's palsy, cerebral palsy b. : a condition that is characterized by uncontrollable tremor or quivering of the body or one or more of its parts < the old man shook with the palsy so he could hardly hold his pipe > — not used technically 2. a. : an enfeebling influence : something that causes weakness or uncertainty or impairs activity or effectiveness < a creeping palsy has of late overtaken the liberal mind — Saturday Review > < the palsy of doubt and distraction hangs … upon my energies — Thomas De Quincey > b. : a weak, enfeebled, or uncertain condition often marked by lack of decisive or effective action < enough to throw the entire diplomatic West into a palsy — Reporter > 3. : vibration < his whole body shook with the palsy of the motor — Kay Boyle > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-es) *transitive verb* : to affect with or as if with palsy : deprive of action or energy : paralyze *intransitive verb* : to become palsied : shake as if with the palsy
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