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Slick Adj German Related Meaning Attested 圆滑的 Slik

单词 slick
音标 [slik]
解释 a.熟练的;圆滑的;光滑的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 熟练的(skilful and effective);圆滑的(clever);光滑的(smooth and slippery)
【考】 反义词:viscid(粘的 )
【例】 The roads were slick with wet mud(道路因泥泞而滑) .
字源 slick (v.)
Old English -slician (in nigslicod "newly made sleek"), from Proto-Germanic *slikojan, from base *slikaz (cognates: Old Norse slikr "smooth," Old High German slihhan "to glide," German schleichen "to creep, crawl, sneak," Dutch slijk "mud, mire"), from PIE *sleig- "to smooth, glide, be muddy," from root *(s)lei- "slimy" (see slime (n.)). Related: Slicked; slicking.
slick (n.)
1620s, a kind of cosmetic, from slick (v.). Meaning "smooth place on the surface of water caused by oil, etc." is attested from 1849. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
slick (adj.)
early 14c., "smooth, glossy, sleek" (of skin or hair); sense of "clever in deception" is first recorded 1590s; that of "first-class, excellent" is from 1833. Related: Slickly; slickness.
不择手段背单词 adj. 光滑的 = glossy = slippery; 狡猾的, 圆滑的 = wily
【记】s死, lick(v 舔): 舔粗糙的东西容易流血而死, 所以还是舔光滑的东西. Slice是slick的.
【反】viscid(adj 粘的; 粘质的)
趣味全助记 【记】slice 切的薄片是光滑的,切薄片的刀也是光滑的;s 音:舌 + lick 舌头舔嘴唇,使它变得光滑,滑头
【相关】同sleek 圆滑的

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