Frozen in place because something has completely caught you. You are staring, you are not moving, and for that moment you could not look away even if you wanted to. The feeling that holds you can be good or bad — deep interest, wonder, shock, horror, fear.

because something has completely caught you,因為某件事完全抓住了你 Frozen in place僵在原地動不了。You are staring,你瞪大眼睛盯著 you are not moving,動也不動 and for that moment那一刻 you could not look away even if you wanted to就算你想移開視線也做不到。The feeling that holds you抓住你的那種感覺 can be good or bad —可以是好的也可以是壞的— deep interest, wonder, shock, horror, fear深深的興趣、驚奇、震驚、恐懼、害怕。

A child can be transfixed by a magic trick; a driver can be transfixed by a crash at the roadside.

A child can be transfixed小孩可能會看呆 by a magic trick;被一個魔術; a driver can be transfixed駕駛可能會看呆 by a crash at the roadside被路邊的車禍。

The key idea is not just 'very interested' but 'held still' — the body stops.

The key idea is not just 'very interested'關鍵概念不只是「很感興趣」 but 'held still' —而是「被定住」— the body stops身體停住了。

It is usually used as an adjective after 'be' or 'stand' or 'sit': she stood transfixed, they were transfixed. It is often followed by 'by' for what caught you.

It is usually used as an adjective它通常當形容詞用 after 'be' or 'stand' or 'sit':放在 'be'、'stand' 或 'sit' 後面: she stood transfixed, they were transfixedshe stood transfixed（她站著看呆了）、they were transfixed（他們看呆了）。It is often followed by 'by'它後面常常接 'by' for what caught you用來說明是什麼東西抓住了你。

The word is a little dramatic and belongs to writing and careful speech more than to casual chat.

The word is a little dramatic這個詞有點戲劇化 and belongs to writing and careful speech比較屬於書寫和講究的說話場合 more than to casual chat不太用在隨意聊天裡。

Its force comes from where it started: to transfix once meant to pin something in place by pushing a spear or sharp point right through it. That old picture is still there under the modern meaning — you are pinned to the spot.

Its force comes from where it started:它的力道來自這個詞的出處: to transfix once meantto transfix 原本的意思是 to pin something in place把某樣東西釘在原地 by pushing a spear or sharp point right through it用矛或尖銳的東西直接刺穿它。That old picture is still there under the modern meaning —這個古老的畫面至今仍藏在現代意義底下— you are pinned to the spot你就像被釘在原地一樣。