waft英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A light breeze.

— It lay before him white and ghaistly, with mist blowing in wafts across it and a slow swaying of the tides.
Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.

— Meanwhile, the wafts from his old home pleaded, whispered, conjured, and finally claimed him imperiously.
A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump. slang

动词 v.

To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air. ergative

— A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float. intransitive

— Unhappy Aureng-Zebe is in disgrace; / And your Morat, proclaimed the successor, / Is called, to awe the city with his power. / Those trumpets his triumphant entry tell, / And now the shouts waft near the citadel.
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

— […] but ſoft: who wafts vs yonder.

词形变化

wafts present,singular,third-person wafting participle,present wafted participle,past wafted past wheft alternative wafts plural wheft alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

waft off waft over

词源

词源 1

From Middle English waften, of uncertain origin. Possibly from unattested Old English *wafettan, from wafian (“to wave”) + -ettan, or perhaps borrowed from Middle Dutch wachten (“to guard, provide for”).
See also German wabern (“to waft”), Faroese veiftra (“to wave”) and Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”).

词源 2

From Middle English waften, of uncertain origin. Possibly from unattested Old English *wafettan, from wafian (“to wave”) + -ettan, or perhaps borrowed from Middle Dutch wachten (“to guard, provide for”).
See also German wabern (“to waft”), Faroese veiftra (“to wave”) and Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”).