• n. 不活潑；麻木；懶散，遲緩

來自拉丁語 torpere,使麻木，使遲鈍，來自 PIE*ster,僵硬，固化，詞源同 sterile,stereotype.

torpor (n.)

"lethargy, listlessness," c. 1600, from Latin torpor "numbness, sluggishness," from torpere "be numb, be inactive, be dull," from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff, rigid, firm, strong" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic trupeti, Lithuanian tirpstu "to become rigid;" Greek stereos "solid;" Old English steorfan "to die;" see stereo-).

1. In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.

炎熱的天氣使得他們委靡不振。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. He fell into a deep torpor.

他一下子進(jìn)入了深度麻痹狀態(tài).

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He had slumped into a state of torpor from which nothing could rouse him.

他陷入麻木狀態(tài)，任何事都不能令他振奮。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.

病人逐漸變得萎靡。

來自辭典例句

5. She must rouse herself from the torpor of mind and body.

她精神和肉體都已疲乏,現(xiàn)在必須振作起來了.

來自辭典例句