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nictitate

英 ['nɪktɪteɪt]
  • vi. 眨眼睛

词态变化


第三人称单数: nictitates;过去式: nictitated;过去分词: nictitated;现在分词: nictitating;

英文词源


nictitate (v.)
"to wink," 1822, from Medieval Latin nictitatus, past participle of nictitare, frequentative of Latin nictare "wink, blink," related to nicere "to beckon," from PIE root *kneigwh- "to lean on, to bend" (the eyelids together). Related: Nictitated; nictitating (1713). Earlier form was nictate (v.), 1690s, from Latin nictare.

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