startle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 sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

— The figure of a man heaving in sight amidst these wide solitudes, always causes a startle and thrill of expectation and doubt, similar to the feeling produced by the announcement of " a strange sail ahead" on shipboard, during a long voyage.

动词 v.

To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. intransitive

— a horse that startles easily
To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. transitive

— The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us.
To deter; to cause to deviate. obsolete,transitive

— it would blast all their hopes, and startle all other princes from joining

词形变化

startles present,singular,third-person startling participle,present startled participle,past startled past startles plural

词汇关系

衍生词

startled startlement startle up startling upstartle

词源

词源 1

From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (“to rush, stumble along”), from Old English steartlian (“to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble”), equivalent to start + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stirtla (“to hobble, stagger”), Icelandic stirtla (“to straighten up, erect”). Compare also Middle English stertil (“hasty”). More at start.

词源 2

From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (“to rush, stumble along”), from Old English steartlian (“to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble”), equivalent to start + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stirtla (“to hobble, stagger”), Icelandic stirtla (“to straighten up, erect”). Compare also Middle English stertil (“hasty”). More at start.