twinkle
英 ['twɪŋk(ə)l]
美 ['twɪŋkl]
- vi. 閃爍；發亮
- vt. 使閃耀；閃耀
- n. 閃爍
助記提示
1. wink => twinkle.
2. t-(諧音“他”) + wink + -le (frequentative suffix) => twinkle: 他閃耀、他眨眼。
3. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star：《一閃一閃亮晶晶》（又譯《一閃一閃小星星》，英文原稱Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star，又稱《小星星》）是一首相當著名的英國兒歌，旋律出自於法國民謠《啊！媽媽，我要告訴你》（Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman）.有好幾個國家用不同的語言歌唱過。在我們中國就有那首“ 一閃一閃亮晶晶，滿天都是小星星”。
中文詞源
twinkle 閃爍，閃耀來自 twink,閃爍，閃耀，-le,表反複。
英文詞源
- twinkle (v.)
- Old English twinclian "to twinkle, wink," frequentative of twincan "to wink, blink;" related to Middle High German zwinken, German zwinkern, and probably somehow imitative.Related: Twinkled; twinkling. The noun is recorded from 1540s. Phrase in the twinkling of an eye "in a very brief time" is attested from c. 1300.
雙語例句
- 1. The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.
- 他眼中閃爍的光芒被淚水模糊了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
- 她的目光變得友善起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.
- 她看到母親眼中閃爍著喜悅的光芒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was not a star to twinkle hope and light to him.
- 沒有一顆星星向他閃爍希望與光明.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The twinkle of distant town lights was very beautiful.
- 遠處城鎮燈火閃爍,煞是好看.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》