• n. 恍惚；出神；着迷，入迷
• vt. 使恍惚；使发呆

来自古法语 transe,昏迷，来自拉丁语 transire,昏迷，来自 trans-,跨越，转移，ire,走，词源同 exit,transit.拼写受后缀-ance 影响俗化。其原义为进入死亡状态，引申词义昏迷，恍惚等。

trance

trance: see transient

trance (n.)

late 14c., "state of extreme dread or suspense," also "a half-conscious or insensible condition, state of insensibility to mundane things," from Old French transe "fear of coming evil," originally "coma, passage from life to death" (12c.), from transir "be numb with fear," originally "die, pass on," from Latin transire "cross over" (see transient). French trance in its modern sense has been reborrowed from English. As a music genre, from c. 1993.

1. He was put into a trance by a police hypnotist.

他在一位警方催眠师的引导下进入了催眠状态。

来自柯林斯例句

2. They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world.

他们进入出神状态与灵界交流。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Her mother's voice in the corridor roused her from an angry trance.

她气得失魂落魄,是她妈妈在走廊里的声音唤醒了她.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He didn't answer when I spoke — he seemed to be in a trance.

我说话他没有答理——他像是陷入昏睡状态.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.

她话也不说,坐在那里发呆.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》