Glimpse and Glance | glimpse glance
ByMaeveMaddoxSomewritersandspeakersusethewordsglimpseandglanceinterchangeably,buttherearedifferences.Glimpsecomesfromawordthatmeant“glimmer”or“sparkle.”Asanoun,aglimpseissomethingthatcatchestheeye:Icaughtaglimpseofherthroughthecarwindow.Asaverb,toglimpseistoseesomethingmomentarily:Iglimpsedtheknifebeforesheslippeditintoherbag.Glancecomesfromawordthatmeant“tomovequickly.”Asanoun,glanceisabrieflookthatpassesfromonepersontoanotherortoathing.Theman’sglanceatthechorusgirlseemedthreatening.Ididn’t...
By Maeve Maddox
Some writers and speakers use the words glimpse and glance interchangeably, but there are differences.
Glimpse comes from a word that meant “glimmer” or “sparkle.”
As a noun, a glimpse is something that catches the eye:I caught a glimpse of her through the car window.
As a verb, to glimpse is to see something momentarily:I glimpsed the knife before she slipped it into her bag.
Glance comes from a word that meant “to move quickly.”
As a noun, glance is a brief look that passes from one person to another or to a thing.The man’s glance at the chorus girl seemed threatening.I didn’t like the glance she cast at my gold watch.
As a verb, to glance is to bounce off something or to take a quick look at something.The sun’s rays glanced off the surface of the newly washed car.The arrow glanced harmlessly off the knight’...
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閱讀小說的時候經常會看到這幾個字:glimpse, glance, glare, gaze。 都有[看] 的意思,但是意思不太一樣(而且都g開頭,好煩喔)。 基本上glimpse ...