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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary stu·pe·fy
\\ˈstü-pə-ˌfī, ˈstyü-\\ transitive verb
(-fied ; -fy·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, from stupēre to be astonished + facere to make, do — more at do DATE 15th century 1. to make stupid, groggy, or insensible2. astonish , astound
• stu·pe·fy·ing·ly \\-iŋ-lē\\ adverb stupefy
1513 (implied in pp. stupefact), from M.Fr. stupéfier, from L. stupefacere "make stupid or senseless," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 stupefy
stu·pefy / 5stju:pifai; NAmE 5stu:- / verb (stu·pe·fies, stu·pe·fy·ing, stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fied)
[VN] [often passive] to surprise or shock sb; to make sb unable to think clearly
使惊讶(或惊呆、思维不清、神志不清):
He was stupefied by the amount they had spent.
得知他们花了那么多钱,他都惊呆了。
She was stupefied with cold.
她给冻迷糊了。
• stu·pe·fac·tion / 7stju:pi5fAkFn; NAmE 7stu:- / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged stu·pe·fy
\ˈst(y)üpəˌfī\ verb
( -ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle French stupefier, modification (influenced by Middle French -fier -fy) of Latin stupefacere, from stupēre to be benumbed, be astonished, be stupefied + facere to make — more at do transitive verb1.
a. : to make physically stupid, dull, or insensible : benumb
< concoctions of hemp and mandragora … to stupefy the sensibilities of individuals who must undergo pain — Science >
< people warped and stupefied by pellagra responded quickly to balanced diet — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
b. : to blunt or deaden the faculties of perception and understanding of
< such a power … enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people — Alexis de Tocqueville >
< has not stupefied his countrymen into imitating his own mannerisms — Times Literary Supplement >
< the whole stupefying theological word game — H.J.Muller >2. : to shock with surprise, astonishment, or consternation : stun , astound
< the shape of the monolith … and the fanged feline deity left me wondering and stupefied — Angélica Mendoza >
< was stupefied by the impact of this tragedy — B.A.Williams >
< the amount of work their painstaking delicacy … represented was stupefying to think of — H.L.Davis >intransitive verb: to become stupid, dull, or torpid
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