n.一刹那

英文释义

v. t. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.

v. t. To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

n. A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice.

词干

trice 吊起，拉起，转眼，瞬间
→ 来自中古荷兰语 trisen，吊起，拉起，来自 trise，滑轮，词源不详。可能最终来自 ter，转动， 旋转，词源同 turn.后引申词义转眼，瞬间。