jactitation

[.dʒækti'teiʃən]

n. 折腾, 诈婚诉讼, 虚张声势

n.

1. 吹牛

2. 【律】诈称

3. 【医】辗转不安

jactitation

jactitation[,dʒækti'teiʃən]n.1.■【病理学】辗转不安 (=jactation 2)2.■【法律】诈称(导致他人受损的无根据自夸或主张)3.■[古语]自夸，吹牛

1. [mass noun](Medicine)the restless tossing of the body in illness
   (医)辗转不安
   ■the twitching of a limb or muscle
   （四肢或肌肉的）抽搐；痉挛
   

1. mid 17th cent.: expressive extension of earlier jactation restless tossing, from Latin jactare to throw
   

1. (用于短语 jactitation of marriage)(archaic)false declaration that one is married to a specified person
   (古)诈称婚姻（诈称与某人有婚姻关系）
   

1. late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin jactitatio(n-) 'false declaration', from Latin jactitare 'to boast'
   

jactitation

名词 jactitation:

speaking of yourself in superlatives

同义词：boast, boasting, self-praise

(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

同义词：jactation

jactitation

■On the mid-night of yesterday, my daughter had a temperature and got jactitation nearly overnight.

昨天半夜时分，女儿发烧了，在床上折腾了将近一夜。

■jactitation of marriage

诈称结婚