fitful
英 ['f?tf?l; -f(?)l]
美 ['f?tf?l]
中文詞源
fitful 一陣陣的，間歇的來自fit, 一陣痙攣。
英文詞源
- fitful (adj.)
- used once by Shakespeare ("Life's fitful fever," "Macbeth," 1605) in sense of "characterized by fits," from fit (n.2) + -ful. then Revived in Romantic poetry late 18c. with a sense of "shifting, changing." Related: Fitfully (1792); fitfulness.
雙語例句
- 1. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.
- 政府從這些談判中正取得緩慢的、間斷性的進展。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep.
- 科林迷迷糊糊地，時睡時醒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a fitful night's sleep
- 夜間時睡時醒
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The whole debate was rather fitful.
- 整個辯論斷斷續續地進行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. " Our Pearl is a fitful and fantastic little elf sometimes.
- “ 我們的珠兒有時候是個讓人捉摸不定的小精靈.
來自英漢文學 - 紅字