fidget /ˈfɪdʒɪt/
(动词)坐立不安;烦躁地动来动去(常因紧张、无聊或不耐烦)。
(名词)小动作;坐立不安的人或状态。(另有较少见的用法,如指小装置“fidget spinner”等。)
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He began to fidget in his seat during the long meeting.
他在漫长的会议中开始在座位上坐立不安。
Trying to appear calm, she kept smiling, but her hands fidgeted with the edge of her sleeve whenever the questions got difficult.
她努力装作镇定,一直微笑,但每当问题变得棘手时,她的手就会不自觉地摆弄袖口边缘。
fidget 出现在 16–17 世纪英语中,属于带有拟声与口语色彩的词,模仿那种“微小、快速、不断”的动作感;其具体来源并不完全确定,但整体语感就贴近“烦躁地动来动去”。