glisten


vi. 闪光,闪亮

n. 闪光,闪耀

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中文词源

glisten 闪光,闪耀

来自PIE*ghel, 照耀,发光,词源同glass, gold.

英文词源

glisten (v.)
Old English glisnian "to glisten, gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glis- (cognates: Old English glisian "to glitter, shine," Old Frisian glisa "to shine," Middle High German glistern "to sparkle," Old Danish glisse "to shine"), from PIE *ghleis-, from root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass (n.), and compare glint and glad). Related: Glistened; glistening.

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.

实用例句

1. Dewdrops sparkle [ glisten ] in the morning sun.
露珠在晨光下闪闪发光.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Her eyes began to glisten, and her lids to twinkle.
她的眼睛开始发亮, 眼皮直眨.
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3. The leaves glisten with dew.
叶子上的露水闪闪发光.
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4. The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam.
天上烈日炎炎, 大地被蒸晒得闪闪发光,热露淋淋.
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5. I watched the moonlight glisten on the waters of Laguna Beach.
我凝视着倒映在拉古纳湾水面上的月光.
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