sheer
英[ʃɪə]
美[ʃɪr]
- adj. 绝对的；透明的；峻峭的；纯粹的
- adv. 完全；陡峭地
- vi. 偏航
- vt. 使偏航；使急转向
- n. 偏航；透明薄织物
词态变化
比较级: sheerer;最高级: sheerest;
助记提示
1. she (她) + er (拼音“儿”) => 她的儿子为了避开、躲避体罚，爬到了陡峭的悬崖上，完全忘记了危险。
2. 她的儿子在转弯处跌倒了，把身上极轻薄的、纯净的丝巾给弄脏了。
3. 她（she）的儿（er）子胆真大，爬上陡峭的悬崖。
分析：she——她；er——“儿”的拼音。
记忆：她儿子长得十足像她。
中文词源
sheer 纯粹的，十足的，陡峭的，垂直的
来自古英语 scir,明亮的，发光的，闪耀的，来自 Proto-Germanic*skiriz,纯的，纯粹的，清晰 的，来自 PIE*skai,发光，闪耀，词源同 shine,sheen.现词义可能来自不同词源，并最终来自 PIE*sker,剪，切，砍，劈，词源同 shear,sharp.引申词义陡峭的，垂直的等。
英文词源
- sheer
- sheer: see shear
- sheer (adj.)
- c. 1200, "exempt, free from guilt" (as in Sheer Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week); later schiere "thin, sparse" (c. 1400), from Old English scir "bright, clear, gleaming; translucent; pure, unmixed," and influenced by Old Norse cognate scær "bright, clean, pure," both from Proto-Germanic *skeran- (cognates: Old Saxon skiri, Old Frisian skire, German schier, Gothic skeirs "clean, pure"), from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
Sense of "absolute, utter" (sheer nonsense) developed 1580s, probably from the notion of "unmixed;" that of "very steep" (a sheer cliff) is first recorded 1800, probably from notion of "continued without halting." Meaning "diaphanous" is from 1560s. As an adverb from c. 1600. - sheer (v.)
- 1620s, "deviate from course" (of a ship), of obscure origin, perhaps from Dutch scheren "to move aside, withdraw, depart," originally "to separate" (see shear (v.)). Related: Sheered; shearing. As a noun from 1660s.
双语例句
- 1. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
- 事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.
- 一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.
- 光是摆在那里的各式商品就让一些购物者晕头转向了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
- 这些小山碧绿陡峭，矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. By sheer fluke, one of the shipowner's employees was in the city.
- 非常凑巧的是，船主的一个雇员正在城里。
来自柯林斯例句