late 12c., to-twic-chen "pull apart with a quick jerk," related to Old English twiccian "to pluck, gather, catch hold of," from Proto-Germanic *twikjon- (cognates: Low German twicken, Dutch twikken, Old High German gizwickan, German zwicken "to pinch, tweak"). Related: Twitched; twitching.
twitch (n.)
1520s, from twitch (v.).
例文
1. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.
彼の体は神経性痙攣を起こし、しきりに瞬きを始めた。
2.When I stood up to her,her right cheek would begin to twitch .
私が抵抗すると、彼女の右側の顔が痙攣し始めます。
3.As they turned to leave,they saw the curtains twitch in the house next door.
彼らが背を向けて出ようとしたとき、隣の家のカーテンがぐいと引っ張られているのを見た。
4.I noticed little things,a dip of the head,a twitch in the shoulder.
私はいくつかの詳細に気づいた:頭の沈み、肩の突然の震え。
5.If I don 't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.