| 单词 | torpor |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tɔ:pə] |
| 解释 | n.死气沉沉 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 死气沉沉(extreme sluggishness or stagnation of function) 【考】 反义词：extreme excitability(极其激 动); zeal(热情); animation(活泼) |
| 字源 | 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-). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 无精打采; 麻木(精神或肉体上的反应迟钝); 冬眠 【记】源于: torpid(adj 懒散的) 【类】torpor: iciness = ? 冬眠: 寒冷 = ? 【反】extreme excitability(特别激动); zeal(n 热心); alertness(n 警戒); animation(n 活泼); ebullience(n 沸腾; 热情洋溢); ardor(n 热诚) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】torpid + or人，拖疲的人；音：头破，撞得头破血流晕倒，失去知觉，麻木；stopper 停住不动的人，不知上进，没有行动→懒散， |
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