knee-jerk

形容词

UK/ˈniː.dʒɜːk/
US/ˈniː.dʒɝːk/

片语 knee-jerk 形容词

  • knee-jerk reaction, response, etc.

    A quick, automatic, and unthinking reaction to something.

    He always gives a knee-jerk reaction when faced with criticism, rarely thinking deeply.