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单词 paralysis
释义 pa·ral·y·sis
\pəˈraləsə̇s\ noun
(plural paraly·ses \-əˌsēz\)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from paralyein to loosen, disable (from para- para- (I) + lyein to unbind, release, paralyze) + -sis — more at lose
1.
 a. : complete or partial loss of function involving the power of motion or of sensation in any part of the body : palsy — see hemiplegia, paraplegia, paresis
 b. : a disorder of the adult honeybee characterized by trembling
2. : loss of the ability to move
 < overcrowded office buildings add to the paralysis of traffic — Lewis Mumford >
 < congestion is increased, sometimes almost to the point of paralysis, because of the increasing size and number of trucks — Zoning for Truck-Loading Facilities >
3. : a state of powerlessness or inactivity : impotence
 < with the paralysis of industry will come the surrender of political authority — Louis Wasserman >
 < a sort of paralysis seems to have affected the soldiers when they touched politics — R.C.K.Ensor >
 < the weakling … had succumbed to a paralysis of fear — E.S.Miers >
 < enough idleness to threaten the nation's business … with complete paralysis — Roger Burlingame >
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