fitful

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源自fit (抽搐;突然活跃) +‎ -ful (从名词构成形容词的后缀,“充满...的”,“倾向于...的”,“有...性质的”)[1]

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fitful (比較級 more fitful最高級 most fitful)

  1. (棄用) 抽搐
  2. (引申义) 断断续续的,间歇的,不规则的,一阵一阵的
    近義詞: capriciouschangeablechangingerraticshiftingspasmodic;亦參見Thesaurus:discontinuous
    反義詞: unfitful;亦參見Thesaurus:continuous
    His breathing was fitful.
    他的呼吸不均匀
    Troubled by her unfinished work, she fell into a fitful sleep.
    因为受没有完成的工作折磨,她断断续续地睡着了。

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  1. fitful, adj.”, OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2021; “fitful, adj.”, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.