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。