tic

チック

自分では抑えにくく、繰り返し出る突然の動きや声。

やさしい英語で： A sudden movement or sound that someone makes repeatedly and finds difficult to control.

• He has a facial tic.
• Her tic becomes more noticeable when she is tired.
• Some tics involve sounds rather than movements.

よく使う表現： facial tic, nervous tic, vocal tic

癖、口癖

特に話し方や文章に繰り返し現れる、その人特有の小さな癖。

やさしい英語で： A small action or feature that someone regularly repeats, especially in speech or writing.

• That phrase is his verbal tic.
• The author's stylistic tics appear in every novel.
• Ending each answer with a question became an annoying tic.

類義語： mannerism, habit

よく使う表現： verbal tic, stylistic tic, linguistic tic

チックが出る

自分では抑えにくい突然の動きを繰り返す。

やさしい英語で： To make a sudden, repeated movement that is difficult to control.

• He began to tic.
• She tics more often when she is tired.
• His face ticced several times during the interview.

よく使う表現： tic repeatedly, tic more often