glitter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡlɪtə/    美 /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/|[ˈɡlɪɾɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. countable,uncountable
    — As yet there had been no symptom of the news having any better foundation than in the fears of those who brought it, but The Boot had not been deserted five minutes, when there appeared, coming across the fields, a body of men who, it was easy to see, by the glitter of their arms and ornaments in the sun, and by their orderly and regular mode of advancing.
  2. A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. countable,uncountable
  3. Glitz. countable,figuratively,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
    — a glittering sword
  2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
    — the glittering scenes of a court

词形变化

glitters plural glitters present,singular,third-person glittering participle,present glittered participle,past glittered past

词汇关系

衍生词
glitterball glitterbilly glitter bomb glitter family glitterful glitter rock glittersome glittery aglitter all that glitters is not gold glitterance glitterant glitterati glitterer outglitter

词源

词源 1
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
词源 2
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
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