swelter是什么意思

n. 闷热；热得难受

vi. 被暑气所苦；热得难受

vt. 使闷热；使中暑

中文词源

swelter 热得难受，闷热，昏倒

最终来自 PIE*swel,照耀，照射，词源同 Selene,sultry.-er,表反复。引申词义热得难受，闷热，昏倒等。

swelter (v.): c. 1400, "faint with heat," frequentative of swelten "be faint (especially with heat)," late 14c., from Old English sweltan "to die, perish," from Proto-Germanic *swiltan- (cognates: Old Saxon sweltan "to die," Old Norse svelta "to put to death, starve," Gothic sviltan "to die"), perhaps originally "to burn slowly," hence "to be overcome with heat or fever," from PIE root *swel- (2) "to shine, beam" (see Selene). From the same ancient root comes Old English swelan "to burn." For specialization of words meaning "to die," compare starve. Related: Sweltered; sweltering.
swelter (n.): "a sweltering condition," 1851, from swelter (v.).

1. sweater => swelter.2. 穿的毛线衫、汗衫太多导致很闷热、导致热得难受。或者说人发汗太多、流汗太多是因为很闷热、热得很难受。3. 谐音“湿外套儿”。

2. I do not want to swelter through another hot and humid summer.: 我可不想再汗流夹背地度过另外一个潮湿闷热的夏天了.

3. You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind.: 南风使地寂静,你的衣服就如火热,你知道吗?