stasis

/ˈsteɪsɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteɪsɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstā-səs How to pronounce stasis (audio) ˈsta- How to pronounce stasis (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stasis — noun

1. a condition in which a situation stays stuck in the same form, with no real move

1.名詞C1
釋義

a condition in which a situation stays stuck in the same form, with no real movement, growth, or progress

例句

After months of arguing, the pay talks slipped into stasis again.

pattern: slip into stasis

The town stayed in stasis after the factory closed and jobs vanished.

同義詞
  • stagnation

    close in meaning, but more often stresses a harmful lack of growth over time

  • standstill

    more everyday and often used for movement, work, or traffic that stops completely

  • deadlock

    used when two sides block each other and neither can act

反義詞

文法句型

fall into stasis

remain in stasis

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal writing about talks, institutions, or plans that have stopped moving forward. It is stronger than 'pause' because it suggests little is changing and the delay may last.

常見錯誤

❌The peace talks were in a stasis for months.
✅The peace talks were in stasis for months.
💡this sense is usually treated as an uncountable noun.

2. a medical condition in which blood, bile, or waste in the body moves too slowly

2.名詞C2
釋義

a medical condition in which blood, bile, or waste in the body moves too slowly or stops moving altogether

例句

The scan showed blood stasis in the calf after the long flight.

collocation: blood stasis

Doctors watched for bowel stasis after the child's stomach surgery.

collocation: bowel stasis

同義詞
  • congestion

    broader medical term for a build-up or crowding, not only slowed flow

  • retention

    focuses on material staying in the body rather than on the slowed movement itself

反義詞
  • circulation

    normal movement of blood through the body

  • flow

    general word for liquid moving normally

文法句型

blood stasis

stasis in + body part

用法筆記

Usually used in medical contexts with the affected fluid or body area named, as in 'blood stasis' or 'stasis in the veins'. Use it for slowed internal flow, not for ordinary delays outside the body.

常見錯誤

❌The patient had a stasis in his leg.
✅The patient had stasis in his leg.
💡this medical sense is normally used as an uncountable noun.