startle的意思

startle

英式音标['stɑrtl]
美式英标['stɑːt(ə)l]

基本解释

vt. 使吓一跳；使惊奇

vi. 惊吓；惊跳；惊奇

n. 惊愕；惊恐

startle 使吃惊，使震惊

来自古义 start,跳动，跳起，-le,表反复。引申比喻义吃惊，震惊。

startle (v.): c. 1300, "run to and fro" (intransitive), frequentative of sterten (see start (v.)). Sense of "move suddenly in surprise or fear" first recorded 1520s. Transitive meaning "frighten suddenly" is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of start (v.). Related: Startled; startling; startlingly. As a noun from 1714.