twinkle
英 ['twɪŋk(ə)l]
美 ['twɪŋkl]
- vi. 光り輝く
- vt.輝かせる;きらめく
- n.閃光
語源
きらきら光るtwink「きらめく」、-le「繰り返す」から。
英語の語源
- twinkle (v.)
- Old English twinclian "to twinkle, wink," frequentative of twincan "to wink, blink;" related to Middle High German zwinken, German zwinkern, and probably somehow imitative.Related: Twinkled; twinkling. The noun is recorded from 1540s. Phrase in the twinkling of an eye "in a very brief time" is attested from c. 1300.
例文
- 1. The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.
- 彼の目に瞬く光は涙で曇った。
- 2.A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
- 彼女の目は優しくなった。
- 3.She saw her mother 's eyes twinkle with amusement.
- 彼女は母親の目に喜びの光が輝いているのを見た。/
- 4.There was not a star to twinkle hope and light to him.
- 希望と光を彼に向けて点滅する星は一つもない。
- 5.The twinkle of distant town lights was very beautiful.
- 遠くの町の明かりが点滅していて、とてもきれいです。
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