wakefulness
wakefulness — 名詞
1. the condition of being awake when you would normally be asleep or are trying to
清醒；失眠
無法入睡或保持清醒的狀態
the condition of being awake when you would normally be asleep or are trying to sleep; the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep
Haruto lay awake past midnight, frustrated by his sudden wakefulness.
Haruto 過了午夜仍醒著，突然失眠讓他感到沮喪。
phrase: 'sudden wakefulness'
The old man's nightly wakefulness became worse after he stopped taking his medicine.
那位老人夜間清醒的情況在停藥後變得更糟。
collocation: 'nightly wakefulness'
Ananya tried deep breathing to calm her mind, but wakefulness continued.
Ananya 試著深呼吸來平靜思緒，但仍然無法入睡。
Scientists study the brain patterns that control sleep and wakefulness.
科學家研究控制睡眠與清醒的大腦模式。
A warm bath before bed sometimes helps reduce night-time wakefulness.
睡前洗個熱水澡有時有助於減少夜間清醒的情況。
- insomnia
a medical condition of chronic inability to sleep, stronger and more clinical than 'wakefulness'
- sleeplessness
more informal and direct; focuses on the failure to sleep rather than the state of being awake
用法筆記
Commonly paired with adjectives describing duration or cause, such as 'prolonged', 'sudden', or 'nightly'.
常見錯誤
wakefulness — 形容詞
- wakefulnesspositive
- more wakefulnesscomparative
- most wakefulnesssuperlative
1. describes a period when you are awake and not sleeping, especially when you wish
清醒的；失眠
無法入睡的；睡不著的
describes a period when you are awake and not sleeping, especially when you wish you could be asleep
Klaus spent a wakeful night tossing and turning after receiving the bad news.
Klaus 聽到壞消息後輾轉難眠，度過了一個失眠的夜晚。
collocation: 'wakeful night'
The mother stayed wakeful beside her sick child's bed the whole night.
那位母親整晚清醒地守在生病的孩子床邊。
Fatima felt exhausted all day after a wakeful night of worry.
Fatima 因擔心而度過失眠的一夜，隔天累得精疲力竭。
The soldiers remained wakeful during their night watch in the cold desert.
士兵們在寒冷的沙漠中值夜哨時始終保持清醒。
Older adults often experience more wakeful hours than younger people do.
老年人通常比年輕人經歷更多的清醒時數。
用法筆記
Almost always appears before nouns like 'night', 'hours', or 'period'. When describing a person, 'wakeful' is less common than 'awake' or 'unable to sleep'.