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In medicine, a seizure is a sudden attack in which the body shakes uncontrollably, often caused by a brain condition like epilepsy. In law, a seizure is the official act of taking something by force or by legal order — like a police seizure of drugs or stolen property.
(醫學)癲癇發作;(法律)查扣/沒收
組成seize + -ure (turns the verb into a noun for the action or result)
同家族的字
- seizethe verb this word comes from
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
seizurenoun/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/
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senses related to possession
- the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
- The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
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senses related to possession
- The continued seizure of the car is a violation of my rights.
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senses related to possession
- The seizure includes various belongings taken from his house and his office.
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obsoletesenses related to possession
- Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.
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senses related to sensation
- He felt the seizure of pain when the heart attack began.
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medicinepathologysciencessenses related to sensation
- epileptic seizure
- I haven't had a seizure since I started that medication.
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medicineneurologyneurosciencesenses related to sensation
seizureverb/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/
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informalTo experience an epileptic seizure.
- My doctor prescribed Namility. It made my vision blurry, I told him. He said keep taking it, it'll stop. Next day at work I seizured in the middle of an order.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。