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Insomnia N Sleep In'sɔmniə N.失眠症 英 失眠症(Abnormally Prolonged

单词 insomnia
音标 [in'sɔmniə]
解释 n.失眠症
红宝书 【英】 n. 失眠症(abnormally prolonged inability to sleep)
【考】 insomnia : sleep / dyslexia : read(失眠症无法睡眠/阅 读障碍症无法阅读)
【记】 +in(不)+somn(睡眠)+ ia→不能睡眠→失眠症
【同】 同根词:somniferous (催眠的); somnolent(想睡的)
字源 insomnia (n.)
1620s, insomnie, from Latin insomnia "want of sleep," from insomnis "sleepless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + somnus "sleep" (see Somnus). The modern form is from 1758.
不择手段背单词 n. 失眠症; 失眠
【记】in不, somn睡觉, ia病症-不睡的病-失眠症
【参】somniferous(adj 催眠的); somnolent(adj 催眠的; 想睡的)
【类】insomnia: sleep = dyslexia: read失眠症无法睡眠 = 阅读障碍症无法阅读
趣味全助记 【记】in 不 + somn- 睡眠,音:休眠,睡眠→不休眠→失眠
【相关】somn- 睡眠,somniferous 催眠的,somnolent 想睡的, 催眠的,somnambulate 梦游

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