slither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 limestone rubble. countable,uncountable
A sliver. countable,nonstandard,uncountable

动词 v.

To move about smoothly and from side to side. intransitive

— [Indiana:] Wave it at anything that slithers. [Marion:] The whole place is slithering!
To slide. intransitive

— Some snow slides recorded have exceeded a million tons and slithered down the mountain-side at a speed of 60 miles an hour.

形容词 adj.

Slithery; slippery. archaic

词形变化

slithers present,singular,third-person slithering participle,present slithered participle,past slithered past slithers plural

词汇关系

衍生词

aslither slitherer slitherlink slithersome slithery Slytherin

词源

词源 1

From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide.

词源 2

From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide.

词源 3

From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide.