slick

• adj. 滑らかな; 派手な; 巧みな; 古風な
• n. [機械]スムーザー; [機械]磨き道具; 大衆雑誌
• adv.柔軟に; 知的に
• v.滑らかにする；きれいにする
• vi. 着飾る
• n.(スリック)人名；(英)スリック

古英語 - slician, 滑らかにする, 原語-ゲルマン語*slikana, 滑る, から, PIE*sleig, 滑る, PIE*slei, 滑りやすい, から, 語源的にはslime, slipと同じ.

slick

slick: see sleek

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.

1. They were outplayed by the Colombians ' slick passing and decisive finishing.

コロンビアチームは流暢なパスと終了前の決勝ゴールで彼らを負かした。

2.A crude oil slick quickly spreads out over water.

原油流出後の浮油はすぐに水面に広がった。

3.Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick .

専門家たちは、この面積の巨大な浮油を除去しようとしている。

4.The oil slick is now 35 miles long.

この浮遊油は35マイルにも及ぶ。

5.Don 't be fooled by slick politicians.

口のうまい政治家にだまされてはいけない。