trauma
/ˈtrɔːmə/noun
(pl. traumas或traumata /-mətə/)
1- a deeply distressing or disturbing experience痛苦, 创伤：
they were reluctant to talk about the traumas of the revolution.
他们不愿意谈起革命时期的痛苦经历。
1.1
- mass noun emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may be associated with physical shock, and sometimes leads to long-term neurosis情感创伤, 精神冲击。
1.2
- mass noun Medicine physical injury【医】外伤, 损伤。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Greek， literally 'wound'.