oscitation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of yawning or gaping. also,figuratively
    — Ossitacio is the latyn worde..In englysh it is named ossitacion yeanynge or gapynge.
  2. The condition of being listless, drowsy, negligent, or inattentive; an occurrence of such negligence or inattention. obsolete
    — These transient fits of oscitation, and inactivity, are perhaps no more than a necessary relaxation to the mind, and serve to quicken its faculties to a more lively sensation of returning pleasure.

词形变化

oscitations plural

词源

Latin ōscitātiō, from ōscitō (“to gape”).
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