horripilation
发音
英 [hərəpɪ'leɪʃn]
美 [hərəpɪ'leɪʃn]
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- n.
- （受惊、发冷等引起的）鸡皮疙瘩，毛发竖立
- 鹅皮
单词词源
horripilation 因受惊和发冷等毛发竖立，起鸡皮疙瘩
horr-,毛发，硬毛，词源同hair,-pil,毛发，词源同depilatory.即竖起的寒毛，引申词义毛骨悚然，受惊。
双语例句
- 1. I suddenly have a bad case of horripilation . Was I being set up ?
- 我突然感到一阵不安。我会不会中计了？
- 2. The reflex that causes goose bumps is known as horripilation and it occurs in other mammals as well .
- 鸡皮疙瘩出现的反射条件是毛发竖立，这在其他哺乳动物身上也会出现。
- 3. When humans are cold horripilation causes their hair stand up but humans in general do not have much body hair .
- 当人感到寒冷时，毛发竖立会使他们的毛发直立，但人通常并没有什么体毛。
- 4. It seems that horripilation is simply a reflex left over from the evolutionary process a constant reminder that humans were not always as they are now .
- 看起来，毛发竖立只是进化过程中留下的一种反应，不断提醒人们人类并非一直都是现在的样子。
- 5. On the pretext of their blossoming lotus flowers , the rivers , which have nourished the flute with their water ( rasa ) , are exhibiting symptoms of ecstatic horripilation .
- 小河用自己的河水（拉沙）养育了笛子，它们以莲花盛开为借口地展示毛发直立的超然征兆。