The state of being so shocked, so tired, or so bored that your mind stops working properly. It is the noun — the condition itself — where 'stupefied' is the person and 'stupefy' is the doing.

The state of being so shocked指的是那種狀態:太震驚 so tired太累 or so bored that your mind stops working properly或太無聊,腦袋整個轉不動 It is the noun它是名詞 the condition itself就是那個狀態本身 where 'stupefied' is the personstupefied指的是那個人 and 'stupefy' is the doing而stupefy是動作本身

Its main use today is about astonishment: you stare, you cannot speak, you cannot take in what just happened. 'He listened in stupefaction.' But it holds a second, duller sense that comes from the same root: the fog of a mind numbed by drink, by drugs, by exhaustion, or by hour after hour of nothing to think about.

Its main use today is about astonishment它現在最常見的用法是在講震驚 you stare你瞪大眼睛 you cannot speak你說不出話 you cannot take in what just happened你反應不過來剛剛發生了什麼事 'He listened in stupefaction.''He listened in stupefaction.' But it holds a second, duller sense不過它還有第二個比較沉悶的意思 that comes from the same root來自同一個字根 the fog of a mind numbed by drink, by drugs酒精或藥物讓腦袋一片模糊 by exhaustion因為疲憊 or by hour after hour of nothing to think about或是一小時又一小時什麼都不用想

This is a rare and bookish word.

This is a rare and bookish word這是個罕見又書面的字

You will find it in novels, in older writing, in translations of European fiction; you will almost never hear a friend say it. In ordinary speech people say shock, amazement, disbelief, or simply 'I couldn't believe it'.

You will find it in novels你會在小說裡看到它 in older writing在比較舊的文章裡 in translations of European fiction在歐洲小說的翻譯裡 you will almost never hear a friend say it你幾乎不會聽到朋友這樣講 In ordinary speech日常說話裡 people say shock, amazement, disbelief大家會說shock、amazement、disbelief or simply 'I couldn't believe it'或直接說'I couldn't believe it'

If you use it in an essay, expect it to feel a little grand, which is sometimes exactly the effect you want, and sometimes not.

If you use it in an essay如果你在作文裡用它 expect it to feel a little grand預期它會顯得有點誇張、隆重 which is sometimes exactly the effect you want有時候這正是你想要的效果 and sometimes not有時候不是