Word
nictations
/nikˈteiʃən/
noun
眨眼；瞬目
nictations is the plural of nictation.
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- 1.
An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink.
眨眼的行为；一眨
眨眼的行为；一眨；眨眼睛；瞬目
In use
A sudden bright light can cause involuntary nictation.
The teacher noticed the student's frequent nictations during the lecture.
His nervous nictation became more obvious during the interview.
nictation of [body part]
The doctor observed nictation of the eyelid.
医生观察到眼睑的眨眼。
adjective + nictation
Rapid nictation can indicate fatigue.
快速眨眼可能是疲劳的标志。
nictation + verb
Nictation occurs involuntarily.
眨眼是不自主发生的。
Common mistakes
He nictated his eyes when the light flashed.He blinked his eyes when the light flashed.
错误: 将名词 'nictation' 误用作动词。更正: 使用常用动词 'blink'。
She gave a nictation to show she understood.She gave a blink to show she understood.
错误: 将 'nictation' 当作可数名词使用，而它通常为不可数名词。更正: 使用可数名词 'blink'。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- nictations
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.