glimpse

英 [gl?m(p)s] 美[ɡl?mps]
  • n. 一瞥，一看
  • vi. 瞥見
  • vt. 瞥見
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詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?glimpses;第三人稱單數(shù):?glimpses;過去式:?glimpsed;過去分詞:?glimpsed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?glimpsing;

助記提示

1. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => Proto-Germanic *glim- => gleam, glimmer, glimpse.
2. glimmer is a frequentative from Proto-Germanic *glim-, originally "shine brightly," Sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly".
3. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => glow, glitter, glister, glisten, glint, glad.

中文詞源

glimpse 一瞥

詞源同gleam, glimmer, 微光，閃爍。引申義一瞥，瞥見。

英文詞源

glimpse
glimpse: [14] Glimpse originally meant ‘shine faintly’. It comes from the same Germanic source (*glaim-, *glim-) as produced English gleam and glimmer. The modern sense ‘see briefly’ developed in the 18th century from the noun glimpse, originally a ‘momentary or dim flash’, hence ‘faint brief appearance’, and finally ‘sight of something afforded by such an appearance’.
=> gleam, glimmer
glimpse (v.)
c. 1400, "to glisten, be dazzling," probably from Old English *glimsian "shine faintly," part of the group of Germanic words in *gl- having to do with "smooth; shining; joyous" (see gleam (n.)). If so, the intrusive -p- would be there to ease pronunciation. From mid-15c. as "to glance with the eyes;" from 1779 as "catch a quick view." Related: Glimpsed; glimpsing.
glimpse (n.)
1530s, "faint or transient appearance," from glimpse (v.). From 1570s as "a brief and imperfect view." Earlier was the verbal noun glimpsing "imperfect vision" (late 14c.).

雙語例句

1. Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president.
幾千名支持者翹首企盼能一睹新總統(tǒng)的風(fēng)采。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Crowds shouted and pushed to get a glimpse of their hero.
為了一睹英雄的風(fēng)采，人群喊叫著，推搡著。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Below us you could glimpse the rooftops of a few small villages.
我們可以瞥見腳下一些小村莊的屋頂。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He caught a glimpse of the man's face in a shop window.
他在商店櫥窗里瞥見了一眼那個人的臉。

來自柯林斯例句

5. He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
他一眼瞥見她在人群里。

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