英語單詞

simper是什麽意思

simper

英 ['sɪmpə] 美 ['sɪmpɚ]
  • n. 假笑;傻笑
  • vi. 假笑
  • vt. 假笑著說

英文詞源


simper (v.)
1560s, "to smile in an affected and silly way," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (such as dialectal Danish semper "affected, coy, prudish") or Middle Dutch zimperlijk "affected, coy, prim," of unknown origin. Related: Simpered; simpering. As a noun, 1590s, from the verb.

雙語例句


1. "Thank you doctor," said the nurse with a simper.
“謝謝你,醫生,”護士傻笑著說。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
她們正坐在吉米·羅切的美術展覽館裏,看著那些疲乏的服裝模特炫耀服裝和假笑.

來自辭典例句

3. When I told him the news, he simply simper.
當我告訴他那個消息時, 他隻假笑了一下.

來自互聯網

4. They leer, they simper at her shame: Gay.
他們斜視著這個乞丐; 他在別人的斜視中抬起了頭.

來自互聯網

5. High bright - ness, small volume, and simper.
超高亮度, 體積小, 更簡約.

來自互聯網

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