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Traumatic describes an experience so , painful, or upsetting that it keeps affecting you long after it is over — a car crash, a war, losing someone suddenly, being badly hurt by someone you trusted. The key idea is not just 'very bad' but 'bad in a way that leaves a mark'. The event ends; the damage does not.
Traumatic這個字 describes an experience so frightening, painful, or upsetting形容一個經驗嚇人、痛苦或難受到 that it keeps affecting you long after it is over事情結束很久了還一直影響你 — a car crash, a war, losing someone suddenly, being badly hurt by someone you trusted比如車禍、戰爭、突然失去某人、被信任的人狠狠傷害。The key idea重點 is not just 'very bad'不只是「很糟」 but 'bad in a way that leaves a mark'而是「糟到留下傷痕」。The event ends事情會結束; the damage does not傷害不會
In medicine the word also keeps an older, physical meaning: a traumatic injury is a wound to the body, which is where 'trauma centre' in a hospital comes from. So the word covers both a wound in the flesh and a wound in the mind — and it was the physical meaning first.
In medicine在醫學上 the word also keeps an older, physical meaning這個字還保留一個較舊的、身體上的意思: a traumatic injury「traumatic injury」 is a wound to the body是身體上的外傷, which is where 'trauma centre' in a hospital comes from醫院的「trauma centre（創傷中心）」就是這樣來的。So the word covers所以這個字同時涵蓋 both a wound in the flesh and a wound in the mind肉體的傷和心理的傷 — and it was the physical meaning first而且身體上的意思是先出現的
Now here is the honest part. In everyday speech people stretch this word a long way. 'That exam was traumatic.' 'Meeting his parents was traumatic.' Nobody means real lasting damage; they mean it was awful at the time.
Now here is the honest part現在說老實話. In everyday speech在日常口語裡 people stretch this word a long way大家把這個字用得很鬆。'That exam was traumatic.' 'Meeting his parents was traumatic.'像「那場考試好 traumatic」「見他父母好 traumatic」 Nobody means real lasting damage沒有人真的是指留下長久傷害; they mean it was awful at the time只是說當下很糟
That use is completely normal in casual speech. But it makes the word weaker, and some people find it careless when others are talking about real trauma. When you are writing seriously, or talking to someone about something genuinely terrible, keep the strong meaning.
That use這種用法 is completely normal in casual speech在輕鬆口語裡完全正常。But it makes the word weaker不過這樣會讓這個字變弱, and some people find it careless當有人在講真正的創傷時 when others are talking about real trauma有些人會覺得這樣講很不小心。When you are writing seriously當你認真寫作, or talking to someone about something genuinely terrible或跟人談真正可怕的事情時, keep the strong meaning就要保留這個字原本強烈的意思
組成From Latin traumaticus, from Greek trauma, meaning a wound. Split it as trauma + -tic, the ending that turns a noun into a describing word. So traumatic literally means 'wound-ish' — and the Greek word really did mean a wound in the body first.
同家族的字
- traumathe root noun — the wound itself, in body or mind
- traumatizethe verb — to give someone that wound
- traumaticallythe adverb form
原始詞典資料5 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。
traumaticadj詞源 1/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/
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Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
- It's a sort of disease. There's a scientific name for it. Trau- something. Traumatic symplegia, that's it. This cat has traumatic symplegia. In other words, putting it in simple language adapted to the lay mind, where other cats are content to get their eight hours, Augustus wants his twenty-four.
- "I've seen more patients, but never this many patients with this number of severe injuries," said Dr. Michael Morkin, chief of Renown's emergency department[…]. "It was traumatic."
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datedmedicinesciencesOf or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.
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datedAdapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
- traumatick Decoctions
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Produced by wounds, especially as opposed to disease or other process.
- traumatic tetanus; traumatic brain injury
- Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
traumaticnoun詞源 2/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/
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datedmedicinesciencesA medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.
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。