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Concussion N Kən'kʌʃən N.脑震荡;强烈震动 英 脑震荡;强烈震动(A Violent Shaking

单词 concussion
音标 [kən'kʌʃən]
解释 n.脑震荡;强烈震动
红宝书 【英】 n. 脑震荡;强烈震动(a violent shaking)
【记】 con+cuss(震动)→io n→震荡
【同】 同根词:percussion( 撞击,震动); discussion(讨论)
【例】 a concussion caused by the explosion
字源 concussion (n.)
c.1400, from Latin concussionem (nominative concussio) "a shaking," noun of action from past participle stem of concutere "shake violently," from com- "together" (see com-) + quatere "to shake" (see quash). Modern brain injury sense is from 1540s.
不择手段背单词 n. 脑震荡(大脑因受猛烈撞击而造成暂时或长期的功能丧失); 强烈震动 = shaking
【记】con共同, cuss震动-震荡
【参】percussion(n 撞击, 震动); discussion(n 讨论)
趣味全助记 【记】con + cuss 震动→震荡
【相关】percussion 打击乐器

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