英语词汇flick的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	flick
词源	flick n. mid-15c., "light blow or stroke," probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." Meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897 in sports. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance. flick v. 1816, "to throw off with a jerk," from flick (n.). Meaning "strike lightly with a quick jerk" is from 1838. Related: Flicked; flicking. Entries linking to flick flicker v. Middle English flikeren, from Old English flicorian "to flutter, flap quickly and lightly, move the wings," originally of birds. Onomatopoeic and suggestive of quick motion. With Germanic verbal suffix indicating repeated or diminutive action (see -er (4)). The sense of "shine with a wavering light" is c. 1600 but was not common before 19c. Related: Flickered; flickering. updated on November 22, 2014
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