1570s, apparently a nasalized form of obsolete Middle English flecche "to bend, flinch," which probably is from Old French flechir "to bend" (Modern French fléchir), also flechier "to bend, turn aside, flinch," which probably are from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *hlinc- (cognates: Middle High German linken, German lenken "to bend, turn, lead"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn" (see link (n.)). There were nasalized form of the word in Old French as well (flenchir "to bend; give ground, retreat"). Related: Flinched; flinching. As a noun, "the action of flinching," from 1817.
例文
1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this chalenge.
国際社会はこの挑戦に直面する際に回避すべきではない。
2.She won 't flinch from speaking her mind.
彼女は自分の考えを隠すことはできない。
3.If you flinch ,I 'll kill you.Do you understand that?
あなたが首を縮めてやらなければ、私はあなたを殺してしまいます、わかりますか?
4.The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin,Making her flinch .
岩の尖った表面が彼女の肌に引っかかって、彼女を縮めた。
5.Rhett,watching Wade 's face with meditative eyes,saw the boy flinch .