指透過藥物使人或動物失去知覺，通常用於醫療手術。
醫療麻醉
EN: to administer an anesthetic to make a patient unconscious for surgery.
翻譯: 為病人施以麻醉劑，使其在手術中失去知覺。
局部麻醉
EN: to numb a specific part of the body to prevent pain during a procedure.
翻譯: 使身體特定部位麻木，以在醫療程序中防止疼痛。
比喻性用法
EN: to dull someone's senses, emotions, or awareness.
翻譯: 比喻使人感覺、情緒或意識變得麻木、遲鈍。
小提醒：注意拼寫：英式英語常拼寫為 'anaesthetize'，美式英語則為 'anesthetize'。
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Real-life Examples of "Anesthetize" from YouTube Videos
Tal Golesworthy: How I repaired my own heart
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“The surgery on offer was pretty gruesome: Anesthetize you, open your chest, put you on an artificial heart and lung machine, drop your body temperature to about 18 centigrade, stop your heart, cut the aorta out, replace it with a plastic valve and a plastic aorta”
1. to administer an anesthetic to (a person or animal) to induce insensitivity to pain
對（人或動物）施用麻醉劑，使其對疼痛失去知覺
The veterinarian will anesthetize the dog before performing the surgery.
獸醫在進行手術前會先麻醉那隻狗。
The patient was anesthetized with a combination of intravenous and inhaled agents.
病人透過靜脈注射和吸入藥劑的組合方式被麻醉。
2. to dull or deaden (feelings, awareness, or sensitivity)
使（感覺、意識或敏感性）變得遲鈍或麻木
He tried to anesthetize his grief with alcohol.
他試圖用酒精來麻醉自己的悲傷。
The constant noise of the city had anesthetized her to the sounds of traffic.
城市持續不斷的噪音使她對交通聲響變得麻木。
3. to make (a part of the body) insensitive to pain, typically by applying a local anesthetic
使（身體的某個部位）對疼痛失去知覺，通常透過施用局部麻醉劑
The dentist will anesthetize the gum before extracting the tooth.
牙醫在拔牙前會先麻醉牙齦。
The area around the wound was anesthetized with a topical cream.
傷口周圍的區域用局部藥膏進行了麻醉。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| anesthetize + [person/animal] | 對（人或動物）進行麻醉 | The veterinarian will anesthetize the dog before the surgery. (獸醫將在手術前為這隻狗進行麻醉。) |
| anesthetize + [body part] | 麻醉（身體部位） | The dentist will anesthetize the patient's gum. (牙醫將麻醉病人的牙齦。) |
| be/get anesthetized | 被麻醉 | The patient was fully anesthetized within minutes. (病人在幾分鐘內就被完全麻醉了。) |
| anesthetize + [person/animal] + for + [procedure] | 為（某程序）麻醉（人或動物） | They need to anesthetize the elephant for the dental examination. (他們需要為這頭大象進行麻醉以便進行牙科檢查。) |
| anesthetize + [person/animal] + with + [drug/agent] | 使用（某藥物/劑）麻醉（人或動物） | The anesthesiologist anesthetized the patient with a combination of drugs. (麻醉師使用混合藥物為病人進行了麻醉。) |
EN:Years of hardship had anesthetized him to emotional pain.
翻譯:多年的艱辛使他對情感上的痛苦變得麻木。
EN:The surgeon anesthetized the area with a local injection.
翻譯:外科醫生用局部注射麻醉了該區域。
EN:The constant noise in the city can anesthetize one to the sounds of nature.
翻譯:城市裡持續的噪音會使人對大自然的聲音變得麻木。
在描述醫學上的麻醉動作時，使用及物動詞 "anesthetize"；若指對事物變得麻木不仁，則使用 "anesthetize to + 名詞" 的結構。
anesthetize vs numb
「anesthetize」是透過藥物使人或動物完全失去知覺，常用於醫療手術；「numb」則泛指因寒冷、情緒或輕微損傷而導致的局部或暫時性麻木感。
anesthetize vs sedate
「anesthetize」旨在使人完全失去知覺與痛感，常用於手術；「sedate」則是使人鎮靜、放鬆，但仍保有意識與部分知覺。
anesthetize vs deaden
「anesthetize」是專業的醫療麻醉行為；「deaden」則更廣泛地指減弱或消除感覺、聲音、衝擊等，可以是物理或比喻用法。
在轉述他人話語或想法時，用來表示「使...失去知覺」的意圖或行動。 EN: He said the vet would anesthetize the dog before the surgery. 翻譯: 他說獸醫會在動手術前把狗麻醉。
EN:I heard they're going to anesthetize the area locally, so you won't feel a thing.
翻譯:我聽說他們會對那個部位進行局部麻醉，所以你什麼都感覺不到。
在口語中，有時會用這個詞來強調「使人麻木、遲鈍」的比喻義，常帶有負面色彩。 EN: All those boring meetings just anesthetize my brain. 翻譯: 所有那些無聊的會議簡直讓我的大腦都麻木了。
EN:Don't let the routine anesthetize your passion for life.
翻譯:別讓日常瑣事麻醉了你對生活的熱情。
在思考如何表達「使...失去感覺」或「緩解痛苦」的概念時，可能會用這個詞作為較精確的替代表達。 EN: The doctor will... anesthetize the wound before stitching it up. 翻譯: 醫生會...先麻醉傷口再把它縫合。
EN:We need to... anesthetize the patient, then we can proceed.
翻譯:我們需要...給病人麻醉，然後才能繼續。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式醫學報告中，應使用更精確的術語如「administer anesthesia to」或「induce anesthesia in」。口語化的比喻用法（如「anesthetize the brain」）在正式寫作中應避免，除非是在文學或修辭性的文本中。
anesthetize a patient
verb + noun (patient)
對病人進行麻醉
anesthetize the area
verb + noun (area/region)
麻醉（身體的）某個區域
anesthetize locally
verb + adverb
進行局部麻醉
fully anesthetize
adverb + verb
完全麻醉
anesthetize before a procedure
verb + prepositional phrase
在（醫療）程序前進行麻醉
anesthetize oneself emotionally
verb + pronoun/reflexive + adverb
使自己在情感上麻木
anesthetize with a drug
verb + preposition + noun
用藥物麻醉
difficult to anesthetize
adjective + infinitive
難以麻醉的
×anesthatize
✓anesthetize
拼字錯誤。正確拼法為 'anesthetize'，注意中間是 'the' 而非 'tha'。
×The patient was anesthetize.
✓The patient was anesthetized.
被動語態或過去式需要使用過去分詞 'anesthetized'，而非原形動詞 'anesthetize'。
×The doctor anesthetized.
✓The doctor anesthetized the patient.
'anesthetize' 是及物動詞，通常需要接一個受詞（被麻醉的人或身體部位）。
×They gave him an anesthetize.
✓They gave him an anesthetic. / They anesthetized him.
'anesthetize' 是動詞。名詞形式是 'anesthetic'（麻醉劑）或 'anesthesia'（麻醉狀態）。
×anesthetize on the leg
✓anesthetize the leg
動詞 'anesthetize' 後面直接接受詞（身體部位或人），不需要介系詞 'on'。
×I'll anesthetize your tooth. (said by a dentist to a patient in casual conversation)
✓I'll numb your tooth. / I'll give you some anesthetic.
'Anesthetize' 是正式的醫療用語。在日常對話中，醫療人員對病人更常使用 'numb' 或簡單說明會使用麻醉劑。