faintness如何读

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faintness是什么意思

  • n.微弱;衰弱;模糊;眩晕

faintness词根

词根:faint

adj.

faint 模糊的;头晕的;虚弱的;[医] 衰弱的

adv.

faintly 微弱地;模糊地;虚弱地

n.

faint [中医] 昏厥,昏倒

vi.

faint 昏倒;变得微弱;变得没气力

faintness英英释义

adjective

hardly perceptible : dim

faint handwriting

vague sense 2a

haven't the faintest idea

weak, dizzy, and likely to faint

sick and faint from the pain—Jack London

lacking courage and spirit : cowardly

faint of heart

lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly a faint smile on her lips

faint praise

producing a sensation of faintness : oppressive

the faint atmosphere of a tropical port

verb

intransitive verb

to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain

archaic to lose courage or spirit

archaic to become weak

noun

the physiological action of faintingalso: the resulting condition : syncope sense 1

faintness词源中文解释

14世纪初,“虚弱,疲倦”,来自 faint(形容词)+ -ness。意思是“疲惫”于15世纪中期。关于颜色、光线等的意思,始于1640年代。

faintness词源英文解释

Adjective Middle English feint, faynt "deceiving, false, lacking in spirit or courage, listless, wearied, feeble, pale," borrowed from Anglo-French, "deceiving, false, lacking in spirit, weak," from present participle of feindre, faindre "to make, fabricate, pretend, dissemble, lose heart, fade" — more at feign Verb Middle English feinten, faynten "to pretend, lack spirit, become enfeebled, grow weak, fade," verbal derivative of feint, faynt "deceiving, lacking in spirit, wearied" — more at faint >entry 1 Noun noun derivative of faint >entry 2

The first known use of faint was in the 14th century

faintness儿童词典英英释义

faint1 of 3adjective

timid, cowardly

faint heart

being weak, dizzy, and likely to collapse

feel faint

lacking strength : weak

faint praise

not clear or plain : dim

faint cries for help

vague sense 2

haven't the faintest idea

faint2 of 3verb

to lose consciousness

faint3 of 3noun

an act or condition of fainting

faintness 例句

1 The humming sound and the unvarying white light induced a sort of faintness, an empty feeling inside his head.

2 With the school year inching toward a close and with summer on the horizon, interest in Tuesday’s special election remained faint compared with more day-to-day priorities, including rising costs.

3 A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...

一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过,很快就消失了。

4 After supper, Cæsar and Captain Crouch, who had entirely recovered from his faintness, played écarté with an exceedingly dirty pack of cards.

5 Good spectra of the spiral nebulas are difficult to obtain because of their extreme faintness.

旋涡星云因为非常暗,难以得到它们的清晰的光谱.

6 There was no doubt that the Witch had got over her faintness; and now that one saw her in our own world, with ordinary things around her, she fairly took one’s breath away.

7 A little faintness came over me, doubtless from the interest I feel in the history you have related to me.”

8 He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...

他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。

9 Too little, or hypoglycemia, can cause faintness, unconsciousness, or even death.

10 Suddenly Felgate staggered, as if seized with faintness, and fell on his hands and knees.

11 Or with dizziness, a more generalized term referring to a range of off-kilter sensations including wooziness, faintness, unsteadiness, spatial disorientation, a feeling akin to swooning.

12 After a few moments he tried to get up, but a faintness came over him and a feeling of turning over and over in a ditch of leaves.

13 There's just a faint chance that the weather will improve by tomorrow.

14 shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint

15 Good spectra of the spiral nebulas are difficult to obtain because of their extreme faintness.

旋涡星云因为非常暗,难以得到它们的清晰的光谱。

16 a faint reminder of their former greatness

17 Anaphylaxis results in urticaria, a tight chest, wheezing, faintness and collapse.

过敏反应的结果,在荨麻疹,紧胸口,喘鸣,模糊和崩溃。

18 And, for the first time in my life, I felt the dizzy faintness of motion sickness.

19 The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...

房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。

20 The newfound moon's faintness implies that it has a diameter of just 10 to 25 kilometers.

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