apoplexy
apoplexy — 名詞
1. an overwhelming feeling of rage that a person finds very difficult or impossible
盛怒
極度且難以控制的憤怒
an overwhelming feeling of rage that a person finds very difficult or impossible to control
Maeve was sent into apoplexy when her boss gave the promotion to a less experienced colleague.
Maeve 的主管把升遷機會給了一位經驗較少的同事，讓她氣得暴跳如雷。
passive: be sent into apoplexy + cause
The leaked report about the company's safety violations sent shareholders into apoplexy.
那份關於公司安全違規的洩漏報告，讓股東們怒不可遏。
active: send [sb] into apoplexy
Yan nearly had apoplexy when the repair bill arrived for a damaged truck in the driveway.
Yan 看到車道上那輛貨車的修理費帳單時，幾乎氣到中風。
The city council was in a state of apoplexy over the sudden resignation of the mayor.
市長突然辭職，讓市議會陷入一片盛怒之中。
Kemi's grandmother practically had apoplexy when the children trampled her flower garden.
Kemi 的祖母看到孩子們踩壞了她的花園，當場氣得幾乎昏倒。
文法句型
send [someone] into apoplexy
have apoplexy
be in a state of apoplexy
用法筆記
Common in formal writing and dramatic descriptions. Often appears with the verb 'send' in the phrase 'send someone into apoplexy' or with 'have' as 'have apoplexy'.
常見錯誤
2. a medical emergency in which bleeding inside the brain suddenly damages a person
中風
由腦出血引起的突發性中風
a medical emergency in which bleeding inside the brain suddenly damages a person's ability to move, speak, or stay conscious
Charlotte's grandfather suffered an apoplexy and lost the ability to speak properly.
Charlotte 的祖父突然中風，從此失去了正常說話的能力。
suffer an apoplexy + consequence
The doctor explained that Minh's apoplexy came from a burst blood vessel in the brain.
醫生解釋說，Minh 的中風是因為腦部一條血管破裂所造成的。
Before modern medicine, apoplexy often caused sudden collapse in older people.
在現代醫學問世以前，中風常常導致老年人猝然倒下。
Maja's aunt recovered from an apoplexy but needed months of physical therapy to walk again.
Maja 的阿姨中風後康復了，但花了幾個月的物理治療才能再度走路。
The old medical records listed apoplexy as the cause of death for many patients over sixty.
那份舊病歷上列著「中風」是許多六十歲以上患者的死因。
- stroke
the standard modern term for the same condition
- brain haemorrhage
specifically names the bleeding that causes the stroke
文法句型
suffer (an) apoplexy
die of apoplexy
recover from apoplexy
用法筆記
A largely historical or literary term for what is now more commonly called a stroke. Unlike a heart attack, the condition specifically involves bleeding inside the brain.