Old English glidan "move along smoothly and easily; glide away, vanish; slip, slide" (class I strong verb, past tense glad, past participle gliden), from Proto-Germanic *glidon "to glide" (cognates: Old Saxon glidan, Old Frisian glida, Old High German glitan, German gleiten), probably part of the large group of Germanic words in gl- involving notions of "smooth; shining; joyful" (see glad (adj.)). Related: Glided; gliding. Strong past tense form glid persisted into 20c.
glide (n.)
1580s, from glide (v.). From 1835 as a term in music; from 1889 as a step in dancing or a type of dance.
雙語例句
1. Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta.
侍者們端著一盤盤意大利面在擁擠的餐桌之間自如穿行。
來自辭典例句
2. We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.
我們噤若寒蟬地站著,眼看那條蛇逍遙自在地游來游去.
來自辭典例句
3. So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.