(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- dated paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors〈旧〉麻痹, （尤指伴随不由自主地颤抖的）瘫痪：
a kind of palsy had seized him.
他突然瘫痪了。
1.1
- archaic a condition of incapacity or helplessness〈古〉瘫痪; 无能的状态。
-ies, -ied
with obj.（常作be palsied）affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors使麻痹并不由自主地颤抖。
词源
Middle English: from Old French paralisie, from an alteration of Latin paralysis （see PARALYSIS ）.