jactitation

jactitation1
[ˌdʒaktɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Medicine)the restless tossing of the body in illness
    (医)辗转不安
    ■the twitching of a limb or muscle
    (四肢或肌肉的)抽搐;痉挛
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: expressive extension of earlier jactation restless tossing, from Latin jactare to throw

jactitation2
noun
  1. (用于短语 jactitation of marriage)(archaic)false declaration that one is married to a specified person
    (古)诈称婚姻(诈称与某人有婚姻关系)
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin jactitatio(n-) 'false declaration', from Latin jactitare 'to boast'
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