contortion

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something, especially oneself. countable
  2. A performance art involving the dramatic bending and flexing of the body, showcasing extreme physical flexibility. uncountable

词形变化

contortions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
contortional contortionate contortionism contortionist

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-
Proto-Italic *torkʷeō
Latin torqueō
Latin contorqueō
Latin contortus
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin contortiōder.
Middle French contortionder.
English contortion
Derived from Middle French contortion, from Latin contortiō.
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