Knee-jerk
[医] 膝反射
📖 牛津释义
knee-jerk
n
1 involuntary jerk of the leg when a tendon below the knee is struck 膝反射.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(fig derog 比喻, 贬) done or produced automaticallyand without thought 自动的; 不经思考而做的
a knee-jerk reaction to the mention of Communism 一提共产主义就不加思索做出的反应.
🧩 词语组成解析
knee
[ni]
n. 膝;膝盖;
vt. 用膝盖碰;
jerk
[dʒɝk]
vt. 猛拉;把（牛肉）切成薄片晒干;
vt.& vi. （使…）猝然一动[颤动];
n. 突然的拉[推，扭];<医>（肌肉的）痉挛，抽搐;蠢人;急促而猛烈的动作，猛地一拉;
🗣️ 情景例句
Are you kidding? Relax?
在开玩笑吗？ 放轻松？
There is a natural coyness about her behavior.
她的举止令人有种自然的羞答答的感觉。
and see that nothing particularly alarming is happening to its companions.
并且看到自己的同伴身上没有发生让自己担惊受怕的事。