shimmer: [OE] Shimmer goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skim- (source also of German schimmern ‘glitter, gleam’). This was an extension of the base *ski-, from which English gets sheer and shine. => sheer, shine
shimmer (n.)
"a tremulous light," 1821, from shimmer (v.).
shimmer (v.)
Old English scimerian "to glitter, shimmer, glisten, shine," related to (perhaps a frequentative of) scimian "to shine," from Proto-Germanic *skim- (cognates: Swedish skimra, Dutch schemeren "to glitter," German schimmern), from PIE root *skai- "to gleam, to shine" (see shine (v.). Related: Shimmered; shimmering.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Besides , the Shimmer and NNE are more sensitive and have diagnosis value.
其中shimmer和NNE敏感性高,具有診斷價(jià)值.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. The jewel has a beautiful shimmer.
那顆寶石有美麗的閃光.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. The room was dark, but there was a shimmer of moonlight at the window.
屋子里很黑, 但靠近窗戶的地方有點(diǎn)微光.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. He had melted off into the surface - shimmer of the desert, into the mirage.
他在沙漠里閃閃爍爍的熱空氣里熔化了, 在海市蜃樓的幻景里消失了.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable.