解释
- vi. 眨眼睛
※ 提供单词"nictitate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
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.