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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pa·ral·y·sis
\\pə-ˈra-lə-səs\\ noun
(plural pa·ral·y·ses \\-ˌsēz\\) ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek, from paralyein to loosen, disable, from para- + lyein to loosen — more at lose DATE 1525 1. complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body2. loss of the ability to move3. a state of powerlessness or incapacity to act paralysis
1520s, from Gk. paralysis, lit. "loosening," from paralyein "disable, enfeeble," from para- "beside" + lyein "loosen, untie," cognate with L. luere "to loose, release, atone for, expiate," O.E. for-leosan "to lose, destroy," losian "to perish, be lost" (see lose). Earlier form was paralysie (late 14c., see palsy). O.E. equivalent was lyft adl (see left (adj.)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 paralysis
par·aly·sis / pE5rAlEsis / noun (pl. par·aly·ses / -si:z / )
1. [U, C] a loss of control of, and sometimes feeling in, part or most of the body, caused by disease or an injury to the nerves
麻痹；瘫痪:
paralysis of both legs
双腿瘫痪
2. [U] a total inability to move, act, function, etc.
(活动、工作等)能力的完全丧失,瘫痪:
The strike caused total paralysis in the city.
罢工使这座城市完全瘫痪。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishparalysis
noun 1 being unable to move your body or a part of it ADJ. complete | partial | instant The snake's venom induces instant paralysis. | permanent | infantile VERB + PARALYSIS be struck with | suffer from | cause, induce PARALYSIS + VERB spread He had been crippled by a rare type of paralysis spreading from his ankle. 2 being unable to work in the normal way ADJ. complete Strike leaders claimed ‘almost complete paralysis’ in the ports and mines. | emotional, political Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged 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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