alalia

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /əˈleɪliə/|/eɪˈleɪliə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords. obsolete,uncountable
    — A striking case of amnesic alalia was that of Lordat, a French physician, who thus described his malady: "I find myself deprived of the value of all words.[…]"
  2. Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech. uncountable
    — The other major exception, characters with Down syndrome (a condition that often includes among its symptoms alalia, or speech delay), are usually played by actors with Down syndrome[…].

词汇关系

相关词
alalic dyslalia paralalia aphasia aphemia aphonia dysarthria

词源

From a- (“without”) + -lalia (“speech”).
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