stricken

IPA/ˈstrɪkən/
KK[strˈɪkən]IPA/ˈstrɪkən/

stricken — 形容詞

  • strickenpositive
  • more strickencomparative
  • most strickensuperlative

1. badly hurt or deeply troubled by something painful — such as illness, great sadn

1.形容詞B2
釋義

深受打擊

因病痛、悲傷或困境而深受痛苦

badly hurt or deeply troubled by something painful — such as illness, great sadness, or a very difficult situation.

例句

Yumi was stricken with grief after her cat disappeared last winter.

Yumi 的貓去年冬天走失後，她悲痛欲絕。

stricken with + grief

The poverty-stricken village relied on a single well for drinking water.

那個貧困的村莊只靠一口井來取飲用水。

compound form: poverty-stricken

同義詞
  • afflicted

    more formal; often used for ongoing medical or religious suffering

  • devastated

    stronger — suggests near-total emotional destruction

  • wracked

    focuses on physical pain; almost always 'wracked with pain/guilt'

  • anguished

    specifically about visible or expressed deep mental suffering

反義詞

文法句型

[noun]-stricken

stricken with + emotion/disease

stricken by + disaster/misfortune

用法筆記

Often used in hyphenated compounds with a noun naming the cause of suffering: grief-stricken, poverty-stricken, panic-stricken, terror-stricken.

常見錯誤

❌The car was stricken by lightning.
✅The car was struck by lightning.
💡'stricken' describes suffering from disease, emotion, or hardship. For a physical impact, use 'struck'.

2. unable to carry on with normal life or everyday activities, especially because o

2.形容詞B2
釋義

癱瘓

因疾病而無法正常活動或工作

unable to carry on with normal life or everyday activities, especially because of illness.

例句

Jude was stricken with malaria and could not walk for two weeks.

Jude 染上瘧疾，整整兩週無法走路。

stricken with + malaria

The goalkeeper lay stricken on the pitch after the collision.

守門員在碰撞後倒在球場上，動彈不得。

lay stricken

同義詞
  • incapacitated

    more clinical or legal; often implies long-term inability

  • laid low

    informal everyday idiom for the same idea

  • disabled

    broader — can be permanent, not just sudden or temporary

  • paralysed

    more specific; suggests complete loss of ability to move

反義詞
  • fit

    in good physical condition and able to function normally

  • well

    healthy; not ill

文法句型

be stricken with + illness

lay stricken

fall stricken

用法筆記

Subject is typically a person who has suddenly become unable to function. Frequently used with verbs like 'lay', 'fall', or 'be'.