twinge

• n. 陣痛；悔恨
• vt. 使刺痛；使感到劇痛
• vi. 刺痛；感到劇痛

來自古英語 twengan,掐，擰，來自 Proto-Germanic*twangjan,掐，擰，來自 PIE*twengh,擰， 擠壓，可能來自 PIE*dwo,二，詞源同 thong,two,twine.

twinge (n.)

1540s, "a pinch, a nipping," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," from Proto-Germanic *twangjan (cognates: Old Frisian thwinga, Old Norse þvinga, Danish tvinge, Dutch dwingen, Old High German thwingan, German zwingen "to compel, force"), from PIE *twengh- "to press in on" (see thong). Meaning "sharp, sudden minor pain" is recorded from c. 1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s.

1. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.

有一瞬間，阿諾德對威爾遜先生心生同情。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He felt a twinge in his knee.

他感到膝蓋一陣劇痛。

來自《權威詞典》

3. I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.

我對住在那兒的人產生過一陣嫉妒.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The letter still gives him a twinge when he thinks of it.

他一想起那封信就會感到一陣刺痛.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?

你做這事不屈心 嗎 ?

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》