Old English wincian "to blink, wink, close one's eyes quickly," from Proto-Germanic *wink- (cognates: Dutch winken, Old High German winkan "move sideways, stagger; nod," German winken "to wave, wink"), a gradational variant of the root of Old High German wankon "to stagger, totter," Old Norse vakka "to stray, hover," from PIE root *weng- "to bend, curve." The meaning "close an eye as a hint or signal" is first recorded c. 1100; that of "close one's eyes (to fault or irregularity)" first attested late 15c. Related: Winked; winking.
wink (n.)
"a quick shutting and opening of the eyes," c. 1300, from wink (v.); meaning "very brief moment of time" is attested from 1580s.
例文
1. I didn 't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
私は飛行機の中で目を閉じていません。
2.I gave her a wink .
私は彼女に目配せした。/
3.He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.
彼は瞬きして私にその価格では買わないようにと暗示した。
4.We could not sleep a wink last night because of noise.
うるさいので、昨夜は少しも寝ていませんでした。
5.A nod 's as good as a wink ,she was sacked for incompetence.