(每日一词）coma

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Coma /ˈkoʊ.mə/ n. 昏迷（状态）

meaning: a state in which a person is unconscious and cannot be woken, caused by damaged to the brain after an accident or illness

1) 联想： 谐音”困吗“

2) 词根：com- 睡觉（home)

3) 后缀：-a 名词后缀（arena, idea)

e.g. He’s been in a coma for the past six weeks. 在过去的6个星期里，他一直昏迷不醒。

e.g. She went into a deep coma after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. 她服用过量安眠药后，陷入了深度昏迷。