jerkiness

/ˈdʒɜː.ki.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒɝː.ki.nəs/ (ame, ipa) · /-kēnə̇s -kin-/ (ame, mw)

jerkiness — 名詞

1. the quality of moving in abrupt, uneven bursts instead of flowing smoothly — use

1.名詞B2
釋義

不流暢；抖動

動作或畫面不順暢、不平穩的狀態

the quality of moving in abrupt, uneven bursts instead of flowing smoothly — used for video images that stutter, body movements that shake or twitch, or machines that run roughly

例句

Pablo adjusted the office Wi-Fi to reduce the jerkiness of the video call.

Pablo 調整了辦公室 Wi-Fi，以減少視訊通話的不流暢問題。

jerkiness of [something] — describing video quality

After her stroke, Lucia was frustrated by the jerkiness in her right leg when she walked.

中風後，Lucia 對自己走路時右腿的抖動感到沮喪。

jerkiness in [body part] — medical/physical context

同義詞
  • choppiness

    more specific to video or audio playback; less common outside media contexts

  • unevenness

    broader term that can describe any lack of uniformity, not just movement

  • shakiness

    emphasizes trembling or vibration rather than abrupt starts and stops

反義詞
  • smoothness

    the direct opposite — describes fluid, uninterrupted movement

  • fluidity

    emphasizes graceful, continuous motion without interruptions

文法句型

the jerkiness of [something]

jerkiness in [something]

用法筆記

Most naturally used with the prepositions 'of' (the jerkiness of the footage) or 'in' (jerkiness in his gait). Common in technology reviews, physical therapy reports, and descriptions of mechanical performance. The word is uncountable and rarely appears in plural form.

常見錯誤

❌The video has jerkinesses during action scenes.
✅The video has jerkiness during action scenes.
💡jerkiness is uncountable and does not take a plural form.
❌I felt a jerkiness when I moved my arm.
✅I noticed some jerkiness when I moved my arm.
💡jerkiness describes an ongoing quality, not a single event; use 'some' or 'the' rather than 'a'.