释义 |
car·phol·o·gy \kärˈfäləjē\ noun also car·pho·lo·gia \ˌkärfəˈlōj(ē)ə\ (plural carphologies also carphologi·as) Etymology: New Latin carphologia, from Late Latin, twitching of blankets, picking of straws from mud walls, from Greek karphologia, from karphos dry stalk, stick + -logia gathering — more at -logy : an aimless semiconscious plucking at the bedclothes observed in conditions of exhaustion or stupor or in high fevers |