几杯烈酒足以让他在短时间内醉得不省人事。

A few strong drinks were enough to inebriate him in no time.

inebriate 是动词，来自拉丁语 inebriare（使醉），由前缀 in-（表示"进入某种状态"）和 ebriare（使醉）组成。意思是"使喝醉、使陶醉"，指酒精使人进入醉酒状态。