单词 | noctambulist |
释义 | noctambulistn. A person who walks or moves about at night; esp. a somnambulist, a sleepwalker. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleepwalking > one who noctambuloa1631 noct-ambler1680 noctambulant1685 noctambulist1731 noctambulec1740 sleepwalker1747 night-walker1753 somnambulist1794 somnambulator1822 somnambule1837 moonwalker1950 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > walking at night > one who night-walker1422 noctambulist1731 noctambulator1894 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > walking in sleep > one who noctambuloa1631 noctambulist1731 sleepwalker1747 night-walker1753 somnambulist1794 somnambulator1822 somnambule1837 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Noctambulist, a Person who walks in the Night, properly in Sleep. 1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. ix. 130 The proneness of noctambulists to loss of consciousness. 1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. i. 55 If a noctambulist yourself, you may indeed encounter, towards the small hours, an occasional night-errant. 1985 B. Unsworth Stone Virgin 107 There were still a good many people about on the Molo—Venice being then as now a city of inveterate noctambulists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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