flick
英 [fl?k]美[fl?k]
- vt. 輕彈；忽然搖動；輕輕拂去
- vi. 輕彈；忽然搖動；輕輕拂去
- n. 彈開；快速的輕打；輕打聲
- n. (Flick)人名；(德、法、英、意、葡)弗利克
CET6+TEM4IELTSGRE中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?flicks;過去式:?flicked;過去分詞:?flicked;現在分詞:?flicking;
助記提示
1. Netflix : The name is a combination of words. The “Net” is derived from the word Internet and “Flix” is a shortened version of the word flicks – a synonym for movie. Put them together and you get why Netflix is called…Netflix.
2. net / internet + flicks => netflix.
3. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.
4. flick-拍打、振翅 => fl- => fly, flight, flop, flip, flick, flicker <== blow.
5. symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.
6. 諧音“拂你客”。
7. lick => flick.
8. f-(諧音“膚”) + lick => flick: 就像用舌頭舔皮膚一樣的那種輕彈、輕拂。
2. net / internet + flicks => netflix.
3. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.
4. flick-拍打、振翅 => fl- => fly, flight, flop, flip, flick, flicker <== blow.
5. symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.
6. 諧音“拂你客”。
7. lick => flick.
8. f-(諧音“膚”) + lick => flick: 就像用舌頭舔皮膚一樣的那種輕彈、輕拂。
中文詞源
flick 輕彈
來自輔音叢bl, fl, 折騰，拍打，擬聲詞，詞源同flap, flip. -ck, 清脆音，比較click.
英文詞源
- flick (n.)
- mid-15c., "light blow or stroke," probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." Meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897 in sports. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.
- flick (v.)
- 1816, "to throw off with a jerk," from flick (n.). Meaning "strike lightly with a quick jerk" is from 1838. Related: Flicked; flicking.
雙語例句
- 1. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.
- 騎手說他經常會用鞭子抽馬。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'll just flick through the pages until I find the right section.
- 我會快速地翻頁，直到找到要找的那一部分。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I thought I'dhave a quick flick through some recent issues.
- 我想我得快速瀏覽一下最近發生的事情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch .
- 那是在過去，還沒有到開關一響就有電的時代。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He gave a flick of the whip.
- 他輕抽一下鞭子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》