slick

英 [sl?k] 美[sl?k]

TEM8CET6+GRE中低頻詞擴展詞匯

復數:?slicks;第三人稱單數:?slicks;過去式:?slicked;過去分詞:?slicked;現在分詞:?slicking;副詞:?slickly;名詞:?slickness;

1. sleek <===> slick.
2. sleek originated as a variant form of slick.
3. from PIE root *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky, slippery, slide".

slick 使光滑，使漂亮，油滑的，花言巧語的，虛有其表的

來自古英語-slician,使光滑，來自 Proto-Germanic*slikana,滑動，來自 PIE*sleig,滑動，來自 PIE*slei,滑的，詞源同 slime,slip.引申諸相關詞義。

slick: slick: see sleek
slick (v.): Old English -slician (in nigslicod "newly made sleek"), from Proto-Germanic *slikojan, from base *slikaz (cognates: Old Norse slikr "smooth," Old High German slihhan "to glide," German schleichen "to creep, crawl, sneak," Dutch slijk "mud, mire"), from PIE *sleig- "to smooth, glide, be muddy," from root *(s)lei- "slimy" (see slime (n.)). Related: Slicked; slicking.
slick (n.): 1620s, a kind of cosmetic, from slick (v.). Meaning "smooth place on the surface of water caused by oil, etc." is attested from 1849. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
slick (adj.): early 14c., "smooth, glossy, sleek" (of skin or hair); sense of "clever in deception" is first recorded 1590s; that of "first-class, excellent" is from 1833. Related: Slickly; slickness.

1. They were outplayed by the Colombians' slick passing and decisive finishing.: 哥倫比亞隊憑借流暢的傳球和終場前的制勝進球擊敗了他們。

3. Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.: 專家們正想方設法清除這片面積巨大的浮油。