请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sternutation
释义

Definition of sternutation in English:

sternutation

noun ˌstəːnjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌstərnyəˈtāSHən
mass nounformal
  • The action of sneezing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Being unable to contain her excitement at the prospect of being walked, the dog suffers fits of sternutation whenever she sees her leash.
    • And all three forget their sectional differences in a delightful concert of sternutation.
    • According to mythology, the first sign of life Prometheus's artificial man gave was by sternutation.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin sternutatio(n-), from the verb sternutare, frequentative of sternuere 'to sneeze'.

 
 

Definition of sternutation in US English:

sternutation

nounˌstərnyəˈtāSHən
formal
  • The action of sneezing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Being unable to contain her excitement at the prospect of being walked, the dog suffers fits of sternutation whenever she sees her leash.
    • According to mythology, the first sign of life Prometheus's artificial man gave was by sternutation.
    • And all three forget their sectional differences in a delightful concert of sternutation.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin sternutatio(n-), from the verb sternutare, frequentative of sternuere ‘to sneeze’.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 22:20:15