1580s, perhaps from Middle Dutch blinken "to glitter," which is of uncertain origin, possibly, with German blinken "to gleam, sparkle, twinkle," from a nasalized form of base found in Old English blican "to shine, glitter" (see bleach (v.)).
Middle English had blynke (c. 1300) in the sense "a brief gleam or spark," perhaps a variant of blench "to move suddenly or sharply; to raise one's eyelids" (c. 1200), perhaps from the rare Old English blencan "deceive." Related: Blinked; blinking. The last, as a euphemism for a stronger word, is attested by 1914.
blink (n.)
1590s, "a glance;" see blink (v.). As is the case with the verb, there is a similar word in Middle English, in use from c. 1300, that might represent a native form of the same root.
雙語例句
1. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.
他身體出現(xiàn)了神經(jīng)性抽搐，開始不停地眨眼睛。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It was all over in the blink of an eye.
轉(zhuǎn)眼之間，一切都結(jié)束了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. In a blink of an eye he had disappeared.
一眨眼的工夫他就沒影了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. I can't hear the news since my radio went on the blink.