资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Animation \An`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.]
   1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state
      of being animate or alive.

            The animation of the same soul quickening the whole
            frame.                                --Bp. Hall.

            Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am
            speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.
                                                  --Landor.

   2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and
      vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story
      with great animation.

   {Suspended animation}, temporary suspension of the vital
      functions, as in persons nearly drowned.

   Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness;
        sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor;
        earnestness; energy. See {Liveliness}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

suspended animation
     n : a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of
         consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from
         asphyxia