Concussed
Definition | 释义
concussed(形容词,常作表语):脑震荡的;因头部受到撞击而短暂出现眩晕、意识模糊或记忆受损的。
(也可泛指“被撞得晕乎乎的”。)
Pronunciation (IPA) | 发音(IPA)
/kənˈkʌst/
Examples | 例句
He was concussed after the fall.
他摔倒后出现了脑震荡。
Although she seemed fine at first, the doctor suspected she was concussed because she couldn’t remember the accident clearly.
虽然她起初看起来没事,但医生怀疑她有脑震荡,因为她无法清楚回忆事故经过。
Etymology | 词源
来自拉丁语 concutere,意为“猛烈摇动、震动”(con- “一起/加强” + quatere “摇动/敲击”)。因此 concussed 字面上带有“被强烈震动过”的含义,现代多用于医学语境,特指头部撞击后的脑震荡状态。
Related Words | 相关词汇
In Notable Works | 名作/重要作品中的用例
- League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth(Mark Fainaru-Wada & Steve Fainaru)——讨论职业橄榄球与脑震荡问题的纪实作品中常见该词及其变体。
- Head Games: Football’s Concussion Crisis(Christopher Nowinski)——围绕运动脑损伤的非虚构写作中常用 concussed 描述伤者状态。
- Concussion(Jeanne Marie Laskas)——以美式橄榄球脑震荡研究为主题的纪实作品语境中常见。