| 单词 | tic |
| 释义 | tic[ tik ] / tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tic ON THESAURUS.COM nounPathology.
a persistent or recurrent behavioral trait; personal quirk: her distinctive verbal tics. Origin of ticFirst recorded in 1790–1800; from French (of expressive origin) WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tictic , tickDefinition for tic (2 of 2)-tic a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin (analytic), used especially in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic. Origin of -tic<Greek -tikos, extracted from adjectives derived with -ikos-ic from agent nouns ending in -tēs;cf. hieratic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tictic / (tɪk) / noun patholspasmodic twitching of a particular group of muscles See tic douloureux Word Origin for ticC19: from French, of uncertain origin; compare Italian ticche 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 Medical definitions for tictic [ tĭk ] n.A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities.habit spasm The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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