shriek 的意思
尖叫;尖锐的叫声;惊叫
shriek 的词源
shriek(v.)
“尖叫;尖声叫喊;发出刺耳、尖锐的声音”,通常是因为疼痛、恐惧、悲伤,也可以是因为笑声。这是16世纪对 scrycke, skriken(约公元1200年)的变体,源自古诺尔斯语 skrækja,意为“尖叫”(参见 screech),可能是模仿声音的起源。作为及物动词的用法出现在1590年代。相关词汇有:Shrieked(尖叫的过去式);shrieking(尖叫的现在分词)。名词形式从1580年代开始使用,意指“尖锐、刺耳的呼喊”,源自动词。
A shriek is sharper, more sudden, and, when due to fear or pain, indicative of more terror or distress than a scream. Screech emphasizes the disagreeableness of the sharpness or shrillness, and its lack of dignity in a person. It is more distinctly figurative to speak of the shriek of a locomotive than to speak of its scream or screech. [Century Dictionary]
shriek(尖叫)通常比 scream(尖声叫喊)更尖锐、更突然而且在恐惧或疼痛中更能表现出恐惧或痛苦。Screech(尖叫)则强调了声音的刺耳和尖锐,以及在某人身上缺乏尊严。说火车的 shriek(尖叫)比说它的 scream(尖叫)或 screech(尖叫)更具比喻性。[世纪词典]
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