資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]
   1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.

   2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to
      render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the
      community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.