detorsion

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of detortion. alt-of,alternative,countable,dated,uncountable
    — But often, when thy face [i.e., that of a horse] is turned from the stable, thou hast an unaccountable desire to place it in the position occupied by thy tail: thou stoppest, coughest, shyest, and erst, with swift detorsion, turnest round, then, with sidelong glance of my magic caduceus, ominously wagging between the horizon and thy ample sides, I incite thee on, but rarely does thy pace more than trot, from home.
  2. The reduction of torsion, such as in correction of volvulated bowel. countable,uncountable

词形变化

detorsions plural detorsions plural

词源

词源 1
Like detort, from Latin detorqueo.
词源 2
From de- + torsion (reversal prefix).
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