flicker

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈflɪkə/    美 /ˈflɪkɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An unsteady flash of light. countable,uncountable
    — the flicker of the dying candle
  2. Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes. US
  3. One who flicks.
  4. A short moment. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — a flicker of emotion
  5. Ellipsis of channel flicker (“remote control”). abbreviation,alt-of,colloquial,ellipsis
动词 v.
  1. To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. intransitive
    — The shadows flicker to and fro.
  2. To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter. intransitive
    — A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.
  3. To flutter or flap. ambitransitive
    — And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing.

词形变化

flickers plural flickers present,singular,third-person flickering participle,present flickered participle,past flickered past flickers plural flickers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
flicker fixer flickerless flicker noise flicker show flicker wheel flimmer flickersome flickery aflicker flickerer flicker goon flickertail upflicker bean flicker channel flicker flea flicker

词源

词源 1
From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”), from Proto-West Germanic *flikurōn.
Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”),
West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English flēogan (“to fly”).
词源 2
1808, American English, probably echoic of the bird's call, or from the white spotted plumage which appears to flicker. It is also true that the bird vigorously flicks away treebark, woodchips, and ground detritus while feeding, which may possibly explain the name.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English flick
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English flicker
From flick + -er.
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