• n. 恍惚；出神；著迷，入迷
• vt. 使恍惚；使發(fā)呆

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) transe,昏迷，來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) transire,昏迷，來(lái)自 trans-,跨越，轉(zhuǎn)移，ire,走，詞源同 exit,transit.拼寫受后綴-ance 影響俗化。其原義為進(jìn)入死亡狀態(tài)，引申詞義昏迷，恍惚等。

trance

trance: see transient

trance (n.)

late 14c., "state of extreme dread or suspense," also "a half-conscious or insensible condition, state of insensibility to mundane things," from Old French transe "fear of coming evil," originally "coma, passage from life to death" (12c.), from transir "be numb with fear," originally "die, pass on," from Latin transire "cross over" (see transient). French trance in its modern sense has been reborrowed from English. As a music genre, from c. 1993.

1. He was put into a trance by a police hypnotist.

他在一位警方催眠師的引導(dǎo)下進(jìn)入了催眠狀態(tài)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world.

他們進(jìn)入出神狀態(tài)與靈界交流。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Her mother's voice in the corridor roused her from an angry trance.

她氣得失魂落魄,是她媽媽在走廊里的聲音喚醒了她.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. He didn't answer when I spoke — he seemed to be in a trance.

我說(shuō)話他沒(méi)有答理——他像是陷入昏睡狀態(tài).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.

她話也不說(shuō),坐在那里發(fā)呆.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》