1540s, "a pinch, a nipping," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," from Proto-Germanic *twangjan (cognates: Old Frisian thwinga, Old Norse tvinga, Danish tvinge, Dutch dwingen, Old High German thwingan, German zwingen "to compel, force"), from PIE *twengh- "to press in on" (see thong). Meaning "sharp, sudden minor pain" is recorded from c. 1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s.
雙語例句
1. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
有一瞬間，阿諾德對威爾遜先生心生同情。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He felt a twinge in his knee.
他感到膝蓋一陣劇痛。
來自《權威詞典》
3. I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.
我對住在那兒的人產生過一陣嫉妒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The letter still gives him a twinge when he thinks of it.
他一想起那封信就會感到一陣刺痛.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?