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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries衰弱
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuāiruò
"炎热的天气导致人精神衰弱。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The condition of being drained of physical, mental, or moral energy; exhaustion or debilitation.
"The oppressive summer heat induced a deep sense of enervation among the travelers." - 2
The act of weakening someone or something's vitality, strength, or effectiveness.
"Continuous bureaucratic delays led to the gradual enervation of the reform movement."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'enervatio', stemming from the verb 'enervare' (to weaken, literally to cut the sinews or remove the nerves from), formed from the prefix 'e-' (out of, from) and 'nervus' (sinew, nerve). It entered the English language in the early 17th century, shifting from a literal medical sense of depriving of nerve strength to a broader psychological and physical state of exhaustion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Enervation" is said worldwide
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énervation
Transliteration: enervasjɔ̃
"La chaleur étouffante provoquait une grande énervation."
Entkräftung
Transliteration: ɛntˈkʁæftʊŋ
"Nach dem langen Marsch spürte er völlige Entkräftung."
snervamento
Transliteration: znervamento
"Il caldo opprimente causò un profondo snervamento."
enervación
Transliteration: eneɾβaˈsjon
"Sintió una completa enervación tras la dura jornada de trabajo."
enervação
Transliteration: enɛʁvaˈsɐ̃w
"A fadiga extrema resultou numa profunda enervação."
निर्मलता
Transliteration: nirmalta
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गर्मी के कारण लोगों में भारी निर्मलता देखी गई।"
衰弱
Transliteration: shuāiruò
Script: 中文汉字
"炎热的天气导致人精神衰弱。"
기력 저하
Transliteration: giryeok jeoha
Script: 한국어 한글
"지속되는 무더위로 인해 심한 기력 저하를 느꼈다."
衰弱
Transliteration: suijaku
Script: 日本語
"激しい暑さのために全身に衰弱を感じた。"
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