flicker

• vi.ちらつく；揺らめく；羽ばたく；気絶するふりをする
• vt.閃光を放つ；揺れ動く
• n. ちらつき；閃光；フィルム
• n. （フリッカー）人名；（英）フリッカー

flick、ちらつく、から。

flicker (n.1)

1849, "wavering, unsteady light or flame;" 1857 as "a flickering," from flicker (v.).

flicker (v.)

Old English flicorian "to flutter, flap quickly and lightly, move the wings," originally of birds. Onomatopoeic and suggestive of quick motion. Sense of "shine with a wavering light" is c. 1600, but not common till 19c. Related: Flickered; flickering.

flicker (n.2)

type of North American woodpecker, 1808, American English, said to be echoic of bird's note, or from black spots on plumage of the underparts that seem to flicker as it flits from tree to tree.

1. Looking through the cabin window I saw the flicker of flames.

船室の窓越しに瞬く火の光を見た。

2.He looked at me，a flicker of amusement in his cold eyes.

彼は私を見て、冷たい目つきに少し嘲笑を浮かべた。

3.He felt a flicker of regret.

彼は突然少し後悔した。

4.The civil servant 's expression，however，did not change，not so much as by a flicker .

しかし、その公務員の表情は相変わらずで、少しも変わっていない。

5.Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared，the government snuffed it out.

抵抗の兆しが現れると、政府は常に迅速に消滅する。