[每日] horripilation (n) 雞皮疙瘩
Word of the Day Archive (Sunday November 9, 2008)
horripilation \haw-rip-uh-LAY-shuhn; ho-\, noun:
the act or process of the hair bristling on the skin, as from
cold or fear; goose flesh
There are a few things capable of sending an icy horripilation
through even the bravest man.
-- Who Will Provide Social Security?, Washington Times, June 11,
1996
This is not to say that the horripilation Iran's nuclear programme
inspires is unjustified; nor is it to claim that no other state
would seek to develop or maintain nuclear weapons if the official
nuclear powers gave theirs up.
-- George Monbiot, Guardian, January 23, 2002
Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, Celebrity Paranormal
Project is fascinating as a demonstration of physiological fear:
dilated pupils, nausea, shallow breathing, horripilation, the
mind-twisting power of expectation.
-- Vinay Menon, Out of body with Busey, Toronto Star, July 3, 2003
by 1623, from Latin horripilatio, from horripilare "to bristle" +
pilus "hair"
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