glimmer

英 ['glɪmə]美 ['ɡlɪmɚ]
  • n. 微光；闪光；少许
  • vi. 闪烁；发微光
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助记提示

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.

gleam微光,闪光。
glimmer微光。

中文词源

glimmer 微光，闪烁

词源同gleam,微光。

英文词源

glimmer
glimmer: see gleam
glimmer (v.)
late 14c., "to shine brightly;" early 15c., "to shine dimly," perhaps from or related to Middle Dutch glimmen, Middle Low German glimmern, from an extended (frequentative?) form of Proto-Germanic *glim-, root of Old English glæm "brightness" (see gleam (n.)). Sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly." Compare Dutch glimmeren, German glimmeren "to shine dimly." Related: Glimmered; glimmering.
glimmer (n.)
1580s, "a faint, wavering light," from glimmer (v.).

双语例句

1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。
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2. He could see the glimmer of fresh paint on the woodwork.
他可以看到木构件上新刷的油漆泛着光。
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3. In the east there is the slightest glimmer of light.
东方闪现出一丝微光。
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4. The uneasy alliance between these two men offered a glimmer of hope.
两人之间不够稳固的联合给了人们一线希望。
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5. The sunken sailing-boat was a glimmer of white on the bottom.
沉没的帆船在海底闪烁着白光。
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