swift

英[swɪft] 美[swɪft]
  • n. 褐雨燕
  • adj. 快的;迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的
  • adv. 迅速地
  • n. (Swift)人名;(英)斯威夫特

词态变化


复数: swifts;副词: swiftly;名词: swiftness;

助记提示


1. sweep => swift.
2. 表现的是一种“秋风扫落叶”般的快速、迅速、敏捷。
3. 一扫而光。

中文词源


swift 迅速的,敏捷的

来自古英语 swift,快速的,来自 Proto-Germanic*swiftaz,快速的,来自 PIE*sweip,缠绕,弯曲, 来自 PIE*swei,弯,转,摇摆,词源同 swing,sweep.引申诸相关词义。

英文词源


swift
swift: [OE] The etymological meaning of swift appears to be ‘moving along a course’; ‘speed’ is a secondary development. It goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *swei- ‘swing, bend’, which also produced English sweep, swivel [14], and the long defunct swive ‘copulate with’ (a descendant of Old English swīfan ‘move in a course’). Its use as a name for the fast-flying swallow-like bird dates from the 17th century.
=> sweep, swivel
swift (adj.)
Old English swift "moving quickly," perhaps originally "turning quickly," from Proto-Germanic swip- (see swivel (n.)). Related: Swiftly; swiftness.
swift (n.)
type of bird (several species of the family Cypselidæ, resembling swallows), 1660s, from swift (adj.) in reference to its swift flight. Regarded as a bird of ill-omen, if not downright demonic, probably for its shrill cry. The name earlier had been given to several small fast lizards (1520s).

双语例句


1. He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee.
他非常机敏,反应很快,并且能说会道。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.
贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类,尾部长而分叉。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He is a stupendously swift writer.
他是个非常多产的作家。

来自柯林斯例句

4. With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.
马修·杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The White House was swift to deny the rumours.
白宫立刻对这些传言予以否认。

来自《权威词典》