释义
[ in-ter-mit -nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
(of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.
Origin of intermittent First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin intermittent- (stem of intermittēns ), present participle of intermittere “to leave a space between, drop off (for a while)”; see intermit, -ent
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OTHER WORDS FROM intermittent in·ter·mit·tence, in·ter·mit·ten·cy, noun in·ter·mit·tent·ly, adverb non·in·ter·mit·tence, noun non·in·ter·mit·tent, adjective
non·in·ter·mit·tent·ness, noun un·in·ter·mit·tent, adjective
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Words nearby intermittent interminable, intermingle, intermission, intermissive, intermit, intermittent , intermittent acute porphyria, intermittent claudication, intermittent cramp, intermittent current, intermittent explosive disorder
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British Dictionary definitions for intermittent adjective occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
Derived forms of intermittent intermittence or intermittency , noun intermittently , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to intermittent fitful, infrequent, recurrent, occasional, periodic, seasonal, recurring, alternate, arrested, broken, cyclical, discontinuous, hit-or-miss, interrupted, now and then, on and off, periodical, rhythmic, serial, spasmodic
Medical definitions for intermittent adj. Stopping and starting at intervals.
Marked by intervals of complete quietude occurring between two periods of activity.
Other words from intermittent in′ter•mit′ tence n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.