"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-).
双语例句
1. In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。
来自《权威词典》
2. He fell into a deep torpor.
他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He had slumped into a state of torpor from which nothing could rouse him.
他陷入麻木状态，任何事都不能令他振奋。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
病人逐渐变得萎靡。
来自辞典例句
5. She must rouse herself from the torpor of mind and body.
