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Glitter V Cognates German Glisten Glitə 闪烁,闪耀;N 灿烂的光华;诱惑力,魅力

单词 glitter
音标 ['glitə]
解释 v. 闪烁,闪耀;n. 灿烂的光华;诱惑力,魅力
红宝书 【英】 v.闪烁,闪耀(shine brightly);n.灿烂的光华(sparkl ing light);诱惑力,魅力(attract iveness)
字源 glitter (v.)
c.1300, glideren (late 14c. as gliteren), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse glitra "to glitter," from glit "brightness," from Proto-Germanic *glit- "shining, bright" (cognates: Old English glitenian "to glitter, shine; be distinguished," Old High German glizzan, German glitzern, Gothic glitmunjan), from PIE *ghleid- (cognates: Greek khlidon, khlidos "ornament"), from root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass). Related: Glittered; glittering. The noun is c.1600, from the verb. Glitter rock is from 1972.
不择手段背单词 v. 闪烁, 闪耀 = glisten = flash; n 光彩诱人; 华而不实; 闪烁的光辉
【记】 = glisten
趣味全助记 【记】gl- 看 + lit (light的过去时) 能看的闪光的

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