anesthesia 指透過藥物使人失去知覺的狀態，主要用於醫療手術。
醫學麻醉
EN: The state of insensitivity to pain, typically induced by drugs for medical procedures.
翻譯: 因藥物誘發、對疼痛無感覺的狀態，通常用於醫療程序。
全身麻醉
EN: General anesthesia that causes complete unconsciousness.
翻譯: 導致完全失去意識的全身麻醉。
局部麻醉
EN: Local or regional anesthesia that numbs a specific part of the body.
翻譯: 使身體特定部位麻木的局部或區域麻醉。
引申用法
EN: A state of reduced awareness or insensitivity, often metaphorical.
翻譯: 一種知覺減弱或麻木的狀態，常為比喻用法。
小提醒：注意拼寫：英式英語常拼為 'anaesthesia'，美式英語則為 'anesthesia'。在醫學語境中，它是一個不可數名詞。
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Real-life Examples of "Anesthesia" from YouTube Videos
Erica Frenkel: The universal anesthesia machine
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“Now, one of the major bottlenecks that we've found, that's sort of preventing both the access in the first place and the safety of those surgeries that do happen- is anesthesia, And actually it's the model that we expect to work for delivering anesthesia in these environments.”
1. the state of being unable to feel pain, typically induced by drugs before a medical procedure
麻醉狀態，通常指在醫療程序前用藥物誘導的無痛覺狀態
The patient was under general anesthesia during the surgery.
病人在手術期間處於全身麻醉狀態。
Local anesthesia is often used for minor dental procedures.
局部麻醉常用於小型牙科手術。
2. the medical speciality concerned with administering anesthetics and managing pain
麻醉學，負責施行麻醉及管理疼痛的醫學專科
She decided to specialize in anesthesia after medical school.
她在醫學院畢業後決定專攻麻醉學。
The department of anesthesia is responsible for patient safety during operations.
麻醉科負責手術期間病人的安全。
3. a figurative state of numbness or lack of emotional feeling
比喻性的麻木狀態或缺乏情感的感覺
The constant bad news created a kind of emotional anesthesia in the population.
接連不斷的壞消息在民眾中造成了一種情感上的麻木。
He lived in a state of moral anesthesia, indifferent to the suffering of others.
他處於一種道德麻木的狀態，對他人的苦難漠不關心。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| administer + anesthesia | 施行麻醉 | The anesthesiologist will administer anesthesia before the surgery. (麻醉師將在手術前施行麻醉。) |
| under + anesthesia | 處於麻醉狀態 | The patient was under anesthesia for three hours. (病人處於麻醉狀態長達三小時。) |
| local/general + anesthesia | 局部/全身麻醉 | The dentist used local anesthesia for the procedure. (牙醫在治療過程中使用了局部麻醉。) |
| go into + anesthesia | 進入麻醉狀態 | The patient will go into anesthesia quickly after the injection. (病人在注射後將很快進入麻醉狀態。) |
| come out of + anesthesia | 從麻醉中甦醒 | It took her an hour to come out of anesthesia. (她花了一小時才從麻醉中甦醒。) |
| the effects of + anesthesia | 麻醉的效果 | The effects of anesthesia wore off gradually. (麻醉的效果逐漸消退。) |
EN:The doctor administered a local anesthetic to numb the area.
翻譯:醫生施用了局部麻醉劑來麻醉該區域。
使用 "anesthesia" 指麻醉的狀態或過程，使用 "anesthetic" 指具體的麻醉藥物。
anesthesia vs analgesia
anesthesia 是透過藥物使人完全失去知覺，包含痛覺、觸覺等所有感覺；analgesia 則僅是減輕或消除疼痛感，但其他知覺仍存在。
anesthesia vs sedation
anesthesia 通常使人完全無意識且無痛；sedation 則是使人放鬆、昏昏欲睡，但可能仍保有部分意識和反應能力。
anesthesia vs narcosis
anesthesia 是醫學上可控的麻醉狀態；narcosis 通常指因藥物或特定環境（如氮醉）引起的意識模糊或昏迷狀態，不一定是醫療目的。
在對話中，當引述或提及他人關於麻醉的陳述或疑問時使用。 EN: She asked the doctor, "How long will the anesthesia last?" 翻譯: 她問醫生：「麻醉會持續多久？」
EN:He kept saying, "I'm really nervous about the anesthesia," before the surgery.
翻譯:在手術前，他一直說：「我對麻醉真的很緊張。」
在口語中，透過重複或特定語氣來強調對麻醉的擔憂、重要性或狀態。 EN: I don't just want sedation; I need full anesthesia for that procedure. 翻譯: 我不只是要鎮靜；那個手術我需要全身麻醉。
EN:The anesthesia itself is perfectly safe; it's the recovery that's tough.
翻譯:麻醉本身是完全安全的；難的是恢復過程。
在組織思緒或尋找合適詞語時，將「麻醉」作為談話中的填充或過渡點。 EN: So the next step is... anesthesia... and then they'll begin the operation. 翻譯: 所以下一步是...麻醉...然後他們就會開始手術。
EN:My main concern, you know, about the whole thing... is the anesthesia.
翻譯:我主要的擔憂，你知道，關於整件事...就是麻醉。
正式寫作注意：在學術論文、醫療報告或正式文件中，應避免上述口語用法。請使用精確、客觀的術語（如「全身麻醉」、「局部麻醉」）並保持陳述的連貫性，不要使用引述對話或填充停頓的結構。
general anesthesia
noun
全身麻醉
local anesthesia
noun
局部麻醉
spinal anesthesia
noun
脊髓麻醉
administer anesthesia
verb + noun
施行麻醉
under anesthesia
prepositional phrase
處於麻醉狀態下
anesthesia machine
noun + noun
麻醉機
regional anesthesia
noun
區域麻醉
anesthesia awareness
noun + noun
麻醉中知曉
×anestesia
✓anesthesia
拼寫錯誤，遺漏了字母 'h'。在英式英語中，拼寫為 'anaesthesia'，但在美式英語中，標準拼寫為 'anesthesia'。
×He went under anesthesia.
✓He went under anesthesia.
雖然語法上沒有錯誤，但在專業或正式語境中，通常會使用更精確的術語，例如 'general anesthesia'（全身麻醉）或 'local anesthesia'（局部麻醉）。單獨使用 'anesthesia' 有時會顯得模糊。
×The anesthesias were administered carefully.
✓The anesthesia was administered carefully.
'Anesthesia' 通常作為不可數名詞使用，指麻醉的狀態或技術，而非具體的劑量或種類。若要指不同種類的麻醉，可使用 'types of anesthesia'。
×She is allergic with anesthesia.
✓She is allergic to anesthesia.
表示對某物過敏時，固定搭配是 'allergic to'，而不是 'allergic with'。
×The anesthesia (meaning the doctor) will see you now.
✓The anesthesiologist will see you now.
'Anesthesia' 是指麻醉的狀態或藥物，而非執行麻醉的專業人員。執行麻醉的醫生是 'anesthesiologist'（麻醉科醫師）。
×They will anesthesia the patient.
✓They will anesthetize the patient.
'Anesthesia' 是名詞。其對應的動詞形式是 'anesthetize'（美式英語）或 'anaesthetise'（英式英語），意為「使麻醉」。