spasmodic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/    /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A medicine for suppressing spasms.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
  2. Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
    — spasmodic asthma
  3. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
    — spasmodic zeal or industry
  4. Erratic or unsustained.
  5. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

词形变化

more spasmodic comparative most spasmodic superlative spasmodics plural

词源

词源 1
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
词源 2
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
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