sheer
英 [???]
美[??r]
- adj. 絕對的；透明的；峻峭的；純粹的
- adv. 完全；陡峭地
- vi. 偏航
- vt. 使偏航；使急轉向
- n. 偏航；透明薄織物
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?sheerer;最高級:?sheerest;
助記提示
1. she (她) + er (拼音“兒”) => 她的兒子為了避開、躲避體罰，爬到了陡峭的懸崖上，完全忘記了危險。
2. 她的兒子在轉彎處跌倒了，把身上極輕薄的、純凈的絲巾給弄臟了。
3. 她（she）的兒（er）子膽真大，爬上陡峭的懸崖。
分析：she——她；er——“兒”的拼音。
記憶：她兒子長得十足像她。
2. 她的兒子在轉彎處跌倒了，把身上極輕薄的、純凈的絲巾給弄臟了。
3. 她（she）的兒（er）子膽真大，爬上陡峭的懸崖。
分析：she——她；er——“兒”的拼音。
記憶：她兒子長得十足像她。
中文詞源
sheer 純粹的，十足的，陡峭的，垂直的
來自古英語 scir,明亮的，發(fā)光的，閃耀的，來自 Proto-Germanic*skiriz,純的，純粹的，清晰 的，來自 PIE*skai,發(fā)光，閃耀，詞源同 shine,sheen.現(xiàn)詞義可能來自不同詞源，并最終來自 PIE*sker,剪，切，砍，劈，詞源同 shear,sharp.引申詞義陡峭的，垂直的等。
英文詞源
- sheer
- sheer: see shear
- sheer (adj.)
- c. 1200, "exempt, free from guilt" (as in Sheer Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week); later schiere "thin, sparse" (c. 1400), from Old English scir "bright, clear, gleaming; translucent; pure, unmixed," and influenced by Old Norse cognate sc?r "bright, clean, pure," both from Proto-Germanic *skeran- (cognates: Old Saxon skiri, Old Frisian skire, German schier, Gothic skeirs "clean, pure"), from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
Sense of "absolute, utter" (sheer nonsense) developed 1580s, probably from the notion of "unmixed;" that of "very steep" (a sheer cliff) is first recorded 1800, probably from notion of "continued without halting." Meaning "diaphanous" is from 1560s. As an adverb from c. 1600. - sheer (v.)
- 1620s, "deviate from course" (of a ship), of obscure origin, perhaps from Dutch scheren "to move aside, withdraw, depart," originally "to separate" (see shear (v.)). Related: Sheered; shearing. As a noun from 1660s.
雙語例句
- 1. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
- 事業(yè)要成功，才能、勤奮和頑強的意志都至關重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.
- 一名男青年從陡峭的巖壁上墜崖身亡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.
- 光是擺在那里的各式商品就讓一些購物者暈頭轉向了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
- 這些小山碧綠陡峭，矗立在這條寬闊的河流之上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. By sheer fluke, one of the shipowner's employees was in the city.
- 非常湊巧的是，船主的一個雇員正在城里。
來自柯林斯例句