"narcolepsy" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 发作性嗜睡症

Definition

一种医学状况，会导致人在白天突然且无法控制地入睡，即使并不感到疲倦。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“发作性嗜睡症”是医学专用词，主要用于医疗和学术讨论，不能用于形容普通的困倦。它指的是突然无法控制的睡眠发作，常伴肌肉无力（猝倒症）。与“失眠症”不同，失眠是入睡困难。

Examples

People with narcolepsy can fall asleep at any time, even while talking.

患有**发作性嗜睡症**的人可能在任何时候入睡，甚至在说话时。

Doctors diagnose narcolepsy with special sleep tests.

医生通过特殊的睡眠检测诊断**发作性嗜睡症**。

Narcolepsy affects both men and women.

**发作性嗜睡症**会影响男性和女性。

Living with narcolepsy can make normal routines tricky, like driving or working long hours.

患有**发作性嗜睡症**的人做正常的日常活动，如开车或长时间工作，会变得更困难。

Sometimes, people mistake narcolepsy for just being lazy or not getting enough sleep.

有时，人们会把**发作性嗜睡症**误认为是懒惰或睡眠不足。

After years of unexplained sleep attacks, she finally learned she had narcolepsy.

多年反复出现无法解释的睡眠发作后，她终于得知自己有**发作性嗜睡症**。