intermittent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/    美 /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An intermittent fever or disease. dated
    — Feuers, and especially those that are called intermittents, discontinuing agues, euen naturally at the beginning and their first inuasion, cause vomits: and at the declining, sweats.
形容词 adj.
  1. Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
    — The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
  2. Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year. specifically
    — The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.

词形变化

more intermittent comparative most intermittent superlative intermittents plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Charcot intermittent fever Charcot's intermittent fever intermittent explosive disorder intermittent fasting intermittent lake intermittently intermittentness nonintermittent unintermittent
相关词
inter inter- intermit intermittence intermittency

词源

词源 1
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).
词源 2
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).
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