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.
中文解释
1. trans- => transient / transit => trance.2. originally "passage or crossing over from life to death".
实用例句
1. He was put into a trance by a police hypnotist.
他在一位警方催眠师的引导下进入了催眠状态。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world.
他们进入出神状态与灵界交流。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Her mother's voice in the corridor roused her from an angry trance.
她气得失魂落魄,是她妈妈在走廊里的声音唤醒了她.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He didn't answer when I spoke — he seemed to be in a trance.
我说话他没有答理——他像是陷入昏睡状态.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.
