gloat
/ɡləʊt//ɡloʊt/
- vi.
- 满足地看，幸灾乐祸，贪婪地盯视
- n.
- 贪婪的盯视，满足的注视，幸灾乐祸
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
gloat
词源说明
From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).
释义
动词verb
- 1To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- 2To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel