faint是什么意思_faint怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc;"a faint outline"
"the wan sun cast faint shadows"
"the faint light of a distant candle"
"weak colors"
"a faint hissing sound"
"a faint aroma"
"a weak pulse"

lacking clarity or distinctness;"a dim figure in the distance"
"only a faint recollection"
"shadowy figures in the gloom"
"saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
"a few wispy memories of childhood"

lacking strength or vigor;"damning with faint praise"
"faint resistance"
"feeble efforts"
"a feeble voice"

weak and likely to lose consciousness;"suddenly felt faint from the pain"
"was sick and faint from hunger"
"felt light in the head"
"a swooning fit"
"light-headed with wine"
"light-headed from lack of sleep"

indistinctly understood or felt or perceived;"a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"
"haven"t the faintest idea"

lacking conviction or boldness or courage;"faint heart ne"er won fair lady"

Verb:

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

中英词源

faint 微弱的，虚弱的

来自古法语feint, 来自feign, 假装，虚构，欺骗。引申词义底气不足的，微弱的，虚弱的。

faint: faint: [13] Faint comes from Old French faint, which was originally the past participle of the verb faindre, feindre ‘pretend, shirk’ (whence English feign). This meant ‘pretended, simulated’, ‘lazy, shirking’, and ‘cowardly’, and all these senses were originally taken over by English. None now survives except the last, in the phrase faint heart, but in their place the underlying notion of ‘feebleness’ has produced ‘not bright, dim’ and ‘weak and dizzy’. The verb, based on the second of these, developed in the late 14th century. The variant spelling feint, used of printed lines, was introduced in the mid 19th century.
=> feign
faint (adj.): c. 1300, "enfeebled; wearied, exhausted," from Old French faint, feint "false, deceitful; sham, artificial; weak, faint, lazy, indolent, cowardly," past participle of feindre "hesitate, falter, be indolent, show weakness, avoid one"s duty by pretending" (see feign). Also from c. 1300 as "deceitful; unreliable; false." Meaning "wanting in spirit or courage, cowardly" (a sense now mostly encountered in faint-hearted) is from early 14c. From early 15c. of actions, functions, colors, etc., "weak, feeble, poor." Meaning "producing a feeble impression upon the senses" is from 1650s.
faint (v.): c. 1300, "grow weak, become enfeebled," also "lack courage or spirit, be faint-hearted," and "to pretend, feign;" from faint (adj.). Sense of "swoon, lose consciousness" is from c. 1400. Also used in Middle English of the fading of colors, flowers, etc. Related: Fainted; fainting. For Chaucer and Shakespeare, also a transitive verb ("It faints me").
faint (n.): c. 1300, "faintness, faint-heartedness," from faint (adj.). From 1808 as "a swoon."

词态变化

复数 faints;
第三人称单数 faints;
过去式 fainted;
过去分词 fainted;
现在分词 fainting;
比较级 fainter;
最高级 faintest;
副词 faintly;

权威造句

1. It"s a film about a serial killer and not for the faint-hearted.: 这部电影是讲一个连环杀手的，不适合胆小的人看。

2. Their instruments detected very faint radiowaves at a frequency of 3 kilohertz.: 他们的仪器检测到一个3千赫的微弱无线电波。

3. Don"t be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring.: 事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候，不要胆怯。

4. 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。

5. A faint smile of reminiscence appeared on her face..: 一丝怀旧的微笑浮现在她的脸上。

近反义词

dim 暗淡的

swoon 晕倒

black out 用墨等涂掉

weak 弱的

vague 不明确的

weaken 使 ... 弱，削弱...

indistinct 不清楚的

pale 苍白的

hazy 朦胧的

pass out 昏倒

slight 轻微的

dizzy 晕眩的

giddy 眼花的

blackout 断电

loss of consciousness 失去知觉,意识丧失...

unconsciousness 无意识

collapse （使）倒塌

fall down 跌倒

lose consciousness 失去知觉

blurred 模糊的

obscure 难解的

ailing 生病的

out 出

stupor 昏迷

weary 疲倦的

bloodless 无血色的

black 黑的

subtle 微妙的

over 在 ... 的上方...

twilight 黄昏

wan 苍白的

distant 疏远的

white 白色的

keel (船的)龙骨

aerial 空中的

keel over 倾覆(翻转)

sleepy 欲睡的

worn 用旧的

swooning 动词swoon的现在进行...

lightheaded 头昏眼花的

shadowy 阴暗的

deliquium 失神

light-headed 头晕的

conk 鼻子

wispy 小束的

light 光

feeble 虚弱的

fainthearted 懦弱的

faint-hearted 胆怯的

timid 胆怯的

syncope [语]字中音省略...

ambiguous 模棱两可的

indefinite 模糊的

相似短语

to faint 昏厥

faint galaxy 暗星系

a faint hope 一线希望

faint colours 淡色不明显的颜色

faint blue star 暗蓝星

faint companion 暗伴星

faint meteor 暗流星

faint yellow 淡黄色

faint light n.弱光

Catalogue of Faint Stars 微星星表

单词分析

这些形容词均含“不明确的，模糊的”之意。
vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。
dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。
indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。
obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。
ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。
faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

记忆方法

1. fingere (form root fig-) => Old French variant form feindre (pp. feint) "pretend, imitate, feign".
2. => feint: pretend, imitate, feign.
3. feint => faint (元音音变) "show weakness to avoid one"s duty by pretending".
4. 该词的本意是假装虚弱、脆弱来逃避责任、逃避各种事情，后来的词义演变却因假变真，变成了真正的“虚弱、脆弱，微弱，懦弱”，甚至是“昏厥，昏倒”。
5. 谐音“昏(方言化拼音: fen)特、昏倒”。
6. 区分：faint, feint: pain => faint => 因为太痛了，以至于痛昏过去了。

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