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单词 palsy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pal•sy1 /ˈpɔlzi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -sies, v., -sied, -sy•ing. 
n. 
  1. Pathologyparalysis or trembling of the muscles: [uncountable]suffering from palsy.[countable]several different palsies.

v. [+ object]
  1. Pathologyto paralyze.
pal•sied, adj.: palsied hands.See -lys-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pal•sy1  (pôlzē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies, v., -sied, -sy•ing. 
n. 
  1. Pathologyany of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
  2. Pathologyparalysis (def. 1b).

v.t. 
  1. Pathologyto paralyze.
  • Latin paralysis paralysis
  • Middle French paralisie
  • Middle English, variant of parlesie 1250–1300
palsy•like′, adj. 

pal•sy2  (palzē),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termspalsy-walsy.
  • pal + -sy 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
palsy /ˈpɔːlzɪ/ n ( pl -sies)
  1. paralysis, esp of a specified type: cerebral palsy
vb ( -sies, -sying, -sied)(transitive)
  1. to paralyse
Etymology: 13th Century palesi, from Old French paralisie, from Latin paralysis

ˈpalsied adj
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