单词 | somnambulist |
释义 | > as lemmassomnambulist somnambulist n. Brit. /sɒmˈnambjᵿlɪst/ , U.S. /sɑmˈnæmbjələst/ one who walks, etc., while asleep; also attributive.ΘΠ 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 in sleep > one who noctambuloa1631 noctambulist1731 sleepwalker1747 night-walker1753 somnambulist1794 somnambulator1822 somnambule1837 1794 M. Wollstonecraft Hist. & Moral View of Origin & Progress French Revol. 275 It was dangerous to awaken a somnambulist on the brink of a precipice. 1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 40 Never again was Lieutenant Seaforth known to act the part of a somnambulist. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 308 A revolution had been effected in Europe by a somnambulist peasant girl. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 158/1 Somnambulists have been observed to write letters or reports,..and play upon musical instruments. < as lemmas |
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