詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?nictitates;過(guò)去式:?nictitated;過(guò)去分詞:?nictitated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?nictitating;
英文詞源
- nictitate (v.)
- "to wink," 1822, from Medieval Latin nictitatus, past participle of nictitare, frequentative of Latin nictare "wink, blink," related to nicere "to beckon," from PIE root *kneigwh- "to lean on, to bend" (the eyelids together). Related: Nictitated; nictitating (1713). Earlier form was nictate (v.), 1690s, from Latin nictare.