| 释义 |
‖ soroche|soˈrotʃe|
[Sp., ad. Quechuan surúc̆i, name of some mineral to which mountain sickness was attributed, and hence ‘mountain sickness’.]
A name in the Andes for mountain sickness.
1878I. L. Bird Lady's Life in Rocky Mountains (1879) iv. 48, I feel a singular lassitude... This is said to be the milder form of the affection known on higher altitudes as soroche, or ‘mountain sickness’. 1891E. B. Clark Twelve Months in Peru 104 A headache with a weighty feeling on the brow, vomiting, and breathlessness are the usual symptoms of sorroche. 1922Glasgow Herald 4 Jan. 4 In order to minimise the effects of soroche, or mountain sickness, on persons suffering from weak heart the company provides cars with compartments equipped with oxygen. 1963Times 7 June 13/6 Faced with another presidential election this Sunday, the Peruvian people have apparently succumbed to some political equivalent of the soroche, the mountain sickness that shortens the breath, softens the will, and enfeebles the body. 1970Sci. Amer. Feb. 56/1 Even mountain natives sometimes lose their acclimatization to high altitude and incur soroche (chronic mountain sickness), which is characterized by extreme elevation of the relative number and mass of red cells in the blood..and ultimately congestive heart failure if the victim remains at high altitude. 1981L. Leamer Assignment ix. 129 It's great to breathe some real air again... No more soroche. |