falter
英 ['fɔːltə; 'fɒl-]
美 ['fɔltɚ]
- vi. 支吾；蹣跚地走
- vt. 支吾地說；結巴地講出
- n. 躊躇；支吾；顫抖
- n. (Falter)人名；(英)福爾特；(德、捷)法爾特
助記提示
Falter: 扶好他，防止他跌倒，因為他----蹣跚，搖晃。
2. perhaps from the verb fold (which was occasionally used of the faltering of the legs or tongue) + -ter as in totter.
3. fold => falter. 形容舌頭或者腿被卷住了或纏住了的情形。
4. f（方向）+ alter（v 改變）－總是改變方向－蹣跚、搖晃；躊躇、猶豫。
中文詞源
falter 衰弱可能來自fold, 折疊，打彎。引申詞義衰弱。
英文詞源
- falter (v.)
- late 14c., "to stagger, totter," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse faltrask "be burdened, hesitate, be troubled"), or else a frequentative of Middle English falden "to fold," influenced by fault (but OED rejects any direct connection to that word). Of the tongue, "to stammer," mid-15c. Related: Faltered; faltering.
雙語例句
- 1. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter.
- 投資可能會中斷，而這會引起經濟衰退。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His voice began to falter.
- 他的聲音開始發顫.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. There was a falter in his voice.
- 他的言語支吾.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falter or slow down.
- 汽車片刻間便轉彎不見了蹤影，但動力絲毫未減。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The queen leaned forward with a ting falter of her stout body.
- 女王硬朗的身子微微前傾.
來自辭典例句