- [not before noun] (British English, informal)
very drunk 烂醉；酩酊大醉 He was/got completely paralytic last night. 昨晚他完全瘫痪了。
- [usually before noun] (formal)
suffering from paralysis; making somebody unable to move 瘫痪的；麻痹的；使动弹不得的 a paralytic illness 一种麻痹症 paralytic fear 令人不知所措的恐惧
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French paralytique, via Latin from Greek paralutikos ‘relating to paralysis’ (see paralysis).