參見:Falter

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词源 编辑

源自中古英語 falteren (蹒跚,踉跄),之后词源不详。可能源自某北日耳曼語支语言[1],比如古諾爾斯語 faltrask (被妨碍)。也可能是fold的反复态,但从d变换为t不寻常。

发音 编辑

  • (英國) IPA(幫助)/ˈfɔːltə(r)/, /ˈfɒltə(r)/
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名词 编辑

falter (複數 falters)

  1. 不稳摇晃
    • 2009, Ruth Cigman, ‎Andrew Davis, New Philosophies of Learning (page 200)
      Tom, who isn't paying much attention, is suddenly caught by the falter in his voice as he reads the two lines—

动词 编辑

falter (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 falters,現在分詞 faltering,一般過去時及過去分詞 faltered)

  1. 晃动不稳,变小
    • 1672, Richard Wiseman, A Treatise of Wounds
      He found his legs falter.
    • 2018,James Lambert,“A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”,出自 English World-Wide[1], 頁號18:
      Considering the results of the study, today John may be buoyed at the clear trend of increasing numbers of new “lishes” for each successive decade since the 1950s, and the fact that nothing in the data suggests this trend is likely to falter.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
  2. (及物不及物) 结巴,用颤抖声音说,口齿不清地说
  3. (指思考)清楚,不明晰模糊
  4. 蹒跚踉跄
  5. (比喻, 指信念,决心等) 怀疑动摇
  6. 犹豫踌躇
  7. 稻谷等

参考资料 编辑

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “falter”, 在线词源词典》(Online Etymology Dictionary