flitter

英 ['flɪtə]
  • n. 一掠而过的东西
  • vi. 飞来飞去;匆忙来往

英文词源


flitter (v.)
"fly with back-and-forth motion," 1540s, from flit with frequentative suffix. Flitter-mouse (1540s) is occasionally used in English, in imitation of German fledermaus "bat," from Old High German fledaron "to bat, to flutter." Related: Flittered; flittering. As a noun, from 1892.

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