词族 · simper
英语词源
- simper (v.)
- 1560s, "to smile in an affected and silly way," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (such as dialectal Danish semper "affected, coy, prudish") or Middle Dutch zimperlijk "affected, coy, prim," of unknown origin. Related: Simpered; simpering. As a noun, 1590s, from the verb.
权威例句
- 1. "Thank you doctor," said the nurse with a simper.
- “谢谢你，医生，”护士傻笑着说。
- 2. They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
- 她们正坐在吉米·罗切的美术展览馆里,看着那些疲乏的服装模特炫耀服装和假笑.
- 3. When I told him the news, he simply simper.
- 当我告诉他那个消息时, 他只假笑了一下.
- 4. They leer, they simper at her shame: Gay.
- 他们斜视着这个乞丐; 他在别人的斜视中抬起了头.
- 5. High bright - ness, small volume, and simper.
- 超高亮度, 体积小, 更简约.