torpor
US /ˈtɔ:rpə(r)/
・UK /ˈtɔ:pə(r)/
C2 高級
n. (u.)不可數名詞麻木 ； 無感覺 ； 不活潑
He fell into a deep torpor
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都給我安靜！原來沈默的好處這麼大？！ (What would happen if we embraced silence a bit more? | BBC Ideas)
04:20
- There's a condition known as Assidy, which was experienced by monks who spent prolonged periods in silence, and it's basically distinguished by a feeling of torpor, of not being able to do anything,
佛教中有種叫做阿西迪的境界，會在僧人長期處於沉默之中後達到。這個境界基本上會讓人的感覺變得遲鈍，什麼事情都做不了，
很多動物都會冬眠，為什麼人類不用？ (Why Don't Humans Hibernate?)
12:02
- For instance, many hummingbirds enter a state called torpor every night, so they don't starve to death.
例如，許多蜂鳥每天晚上都會進入一種叫做 "倦怠 "的狀態，這樣它們就不會餓死。
- But mammals do winter dormancy a little differently, through hibernation, a kind of torpor on steroids.
不過，哺乳動物的冬季休眠方式有點不同，它們是通過冬眠來度過的，冬眠是一種打了類固醇的休眠。
