gleam
n. 微光；闪光；瞬息的一现
vi. 闪烁；隐约地闪现
vt. 使闪烁；使发微光
中文词源
gleam 发微光，闪烁
来自PIE*ghel, 照耀，发光，词源同glass, glimmer.
英文词源
- gleam
- gleam: [OE] Gleam is one of a very wide range of English words beginning with gl that denote ‘shining’ (others include glare, glint, glister, glitter, and glow). Originally it was a noun, which came from Germanic *glaim-, *glim- (source also of glimmer [15]); the verb is a 13thcentury development.
=> glimmer, glimpse - gleam (n.)
- Old English glæm "a brilliant light; brightness; splendor, radiance, beauty," from Proto-Germanic *glaimiz (cognates: Old Saxon glimo "brightness;" Middle High German glim "spark," gleime "glow-worm;" German glimmen "to glimmer, glow;" Old Norse glja "to shine, glitter, glisten"), from root *glim-, from PIE *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass (n.), and compare glad (adj.)).
- gleam (v.)
- early 13c., from gleam (n). Related: Gleamed; gleaming.
中文解释
1. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => Proto-Germanic *glim- => gleam, glimmer, glimpse.2. glimmer is a frequentative from Proto-Germanic *glim-, originally "shine brightly," Sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly".3. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => glow, glitter, glister, glisten, glint, glad.gleam微光,闪光。glimmer微光。
实用例句
- 1. The product is still only a gleam in an engineer's eye.
- 该产品还只是工程师头脑中尚未成形的想法。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.
- 还有一线和平解决的希望。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There was a gleam in her eye when she looked at me.
- 她朝我看时眼中流露出某种神情。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden gleam.
- 在大厅灯光的照射下，她的头发闪着金色的光芒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. We saw the gleam of headlights through the rain.
- 我们在雨中看见汽车前灯的微光.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》