释义 |
ˈrestlessness [f. as prec. + -ness.] The state or character of being restless.
1633G. Herbert Temple, The Pulley, Let him keep the rest, But keep them with repining restlesnesse. 1665Boyle Occas. Refl. 205 The heat, and thirst, and restlessness of an Ague. a1721Sheffield (Dk. Buckhm.) Wks. (1753) I. 295 Yet a restlessness attends such deeds, Tho' ne'er so just. 1763Phil. Trans. LIII. 349 She often complained of a swimming in her head, and a restlessness in the night. 1798Edgeworth Pract. Educ. (1811) II. 163 Much may be done by education to prevent this boyish restlessness. 1840Dickens Barn. Rudge xvi, This constant restlessness and flitting to and fro, gave rise to strange stories. 1880Geikie Phys. Geogr. iii. 139 The restlessness of its water is one of the features of the sea which first impress the onlooker. |