late 14c., "haul up and fasten with a rope," from Middle Dutch trisen "hoist," from trise "pulley," of unknown origin. Hence at a tryse (mid-15c.) "in a very short time," literally "at a single pluck or pull." The Middle Dutch word is the source of Dutch trijsen "to hoist" and is cognate with Middle Low German trissen (source of Danish trisse, German triezen); its ultimate origin is unknown.
例文
1. He will sew it up in a trice .
彼はあっという間に縫うことができます。
2.She was back in a trice .
彼女はあっという間に帰ってきた。/
3.He was gone in a trice .
あっという間に彼はいなくなった.
4.He just made sure of his trice .
彼はいくらかかるべきかを実行しただけだ。
5.The big sail won 't stay in position unless you trice it up.