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語源

From 中期英語 quyksande, from 古期英語 cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) +‎ sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

名詞

quicksand (countable and uncountable, plural quicksands)

1. Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

   My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.

2. (figuratively) Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger

   the quicksands of youth

同意語

• syrtis, syrt (archaic)

派生語