1570s, apparently a nasalized form of obsolete Middle English flecche "to bend, flinch," which probably is from Old French flechir "to bend" (Modern French fléchir), also flechier "to bend, turn aside, flinch," which probably are from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *hlinc- (cognates: Middle High German linken, German lenken "to bend, turn, lead"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn" (see link (n.)). There were nasalized form of the word in Old French as well (flenchir "to bend; give ground, retreat"). Related: Flinched; flinching. As a noun, "the action of flinching," from 1817.
中文解释
1. link => lank (Old English hlanc) => flank.2. Showing characteristic change of Germanic hl- to Romanic fl-.3. flank <====> lank, link, flinch, flange.4. f + lynch => fear + lynch => 害怕被私刑处死→畏缩5. fl-(谐音“返了”-----返回了) + inch => flinch: 返回了、退回了、退缩了一英寸。6. 谐音“赴凌迟”-----押赴刑场凌迟处死。
实用例句
1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge.
国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She won't flinch from speaking her mind.
她不会讳言自己的想法.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. If you flinch, I'll kill you . Do you understand that?
你要是缩头不干, 我就宰了你, 明白 吗 ?
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
4. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。
来自辞典例句
5. Rhett, watching Wade's face with meditative eyes, saw the boy flinch.