glimpse
英 [glɪm(p)s]
美 [ɡlɪmps]
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的風采。
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.
- 他在商店櫥窗裏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裏。
來自《權威詞典》