• vi. 結結巴巴地說話
• n. 口吃，結巴
• vt. 結結巴巴地說出

來自 stutt,口吃，來自中古英語 stutten,口吃，來自 Proto-Germanic*staut,推，擊，打，來自 PIE*steu,推，擊，打，詞源同 stub,study,stupid.-er,表反復。

stutter (v.)

1560s, frequentative form of stutt "to stutter," from Middle English stutten "to stutter, stammer" (late 14c.), cognate with Middle Low German stoten "to knock, strike against, collide," from Proto-Germanic *staut- "push, thrust" (cognates: Old English stotan, Old High German stozan, Gothic stautan "to push, thrust"), from PIE *(s)teu- (1) "to hit, beat, knock against" (see steep (adj.)). The noun is attested from 1854. Related: Stuttered; stuttering; stutterer.

1. He spoke with a pronounced stutter.

他說話明顯結巴。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He tended to stutter, which tried her patience.

他老結巴，這叫她難以忍受。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I managed to stutter a reply.

我結結巴巴，好不容易應了一句。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The little girl speaks with a little stutter.

那小女孩說話有點口吃.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke.

我抖得厲害，感覺說話舌頭會打結。

來自柯林斯例句