Simper



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.微笑, 假笑
• ［英］ v.微笑, 假笑 ( to smile in a silly manner)
• ［类］ simper : smile / babble : talk ( 傻笑和笑 / 说傻话和说)
• ［记］ 可能是simple ( 蠢的) ＋laughter ( 笑) 的缩合

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (simpered; simpering)

• Etymology: akin to Middle Dutch zimperlijc elegant, Danish dialect simper affected, coy
• Date: circa 1563
• intransitive verb
  • to smile in a silly manner
• transitive verb
  • to say with a simper <simpered an apology>
• ? simperer noun

II. noun

• Date: 1599
• a silly smile ; smirk

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