flick
vt. 轻弹；忽然摇动；轻轻拂去
vi. 轻弹；忽然摇动；轻轻拂去
n. 弹开；快速的轻打；轻打声
n. (Flick)人名；(德、法、英、意、葡)弗利克
中文词源
flick 轻弹
来自辅音丛bl, fl, 折腾，拍打，拟声词，词源同flap, flip. -ck, 清脆音，比较click.
英文词源
- flick (n.)
- mid-15c., "light blow or stroke," probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." Meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897 in sports. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.
- flick (v.)
- 1816, "to throw off with a jerk," from flick (n.). Meaning "strike lightly with a quick jerk" is from 1838. Related: Flicked; flicking.
中文解释
1. Netflix : The name is a combination of words. The “Net” is derived from the word Internet and “Flix” is a shortened version of the word flicks – a synonym for movie. Put them together and you get why Netflix is called…Netflix.2. net / internet + flicks => netflix.3. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.4. flick-拍打、振翅 => fl- => fly, flight, flop, flip, flick, flicker <== blow.5. symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.6. 谐音“拂你客”。7. lick => flick.8. f-(谐音“肤”) + lick => flick: 就像用舌头舔皮肤一样的那种轻弹、轻拂。
实用例句
- 1. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.
- 骑手说他经常会用鞭子抽马。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'll just flick through the pages until I find the right section.
- 我会快速地翻页，直到找到要找的那一部分。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I thought I'dhave a quick flick through some recent issues.
- 我想我得快速浏览一下最近发生的事情。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch .
- 那是在过去，还没有到开关一响就有电的时代。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. He gave a flick of the whip.
- 他轻抽一下鞭子.
来自《简明英汉词典》