Spasmodic



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.痉挛的; 间歇性的
• ［英］ adj.痉挛的 ( of a spasm) ; 间歇性的 ( intermittent)
• ［例］ His interest in painting is spasmodic.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: New Latin spasmodicus, from Greek spasmōdēs, from spasmos
• Date: circa 1681
• 1.
  • a. relating to or affected or characterized by spasm
  • b. resembling a spasm especially in sudden violence <a spasmodic jerk>
• 2. acting or proceeding fitfully ; intermittent <spasmodic activity>
• 3. subject to outbursts of emotional excitement ; excitable
• Synonyms: see fitful
• ? spasmodically adverb

---