Word
nictitation
noun
瞬眼；眨眼
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- 1.
Winking, blinking
眨眼,闪烁
眨眼,闪烁；瞬眼(眨眼)
In use
The doctor observed the patient's nictitation during the eye test.
Nictitation is a natural reflex that helps keep the eyes moist.
She noticed an increase in her nictitation after staring at the screen for hours.
nictitation occurs
Nictitation occurs involuntarily.
瞬眼不自主地发生。
observe nictitation
The doctor observed nictitation.
医生观察到了瞬眼。
Common mistakes
He performed a nictitate.He performed a nictitation.
名词误用为动词：'nictitate' 是动词形式，而语境中需要名词 'nictitation'。
She gave me a nictitation as a sign.She winked at me as a sign.
语义混淆：'nictitation' 指反射性眨眼（非自主），而此处意为有意使眼色，应用 'wink'。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- nictitations
- 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.