闪烁

• 병음: shǎn shuò
• 한자 분석: 闪 = 门 (gate) + 人 (person) = a figure briefly glimpsed in a doorway = to flash/gleam; 烁 = 火 (fire radical) + 铄 (phonetic shuò, meaning to melt with dazzling heat) = flickering dazzling fire

뜻

반짝이다/깜박이다; (말을) 회피적으로 얼버무리다

星光闪烁 (starlight twinkles), 灯光闪烁 (lights flicker), 眼神闪烁 (a shifty gaze). The set phrase 闪烁其词 means to speak evasively or to beat around the bush — answering without giving a clear position. This figurative use is very common in formal writing and political commentary.

예문

1. 夜晚的海湾宛如一幅流光溢彩的画卷，沿岸建筑的霓虹灯在海面上投下闪烁的倒影，与天幕上的繁星遥相辉映。
2. 故障指示灯在仪表盘上持续闪烁，提醒驾驶员发动机温度异常，需要立即靠边停车检查冷却系统。
3. 面对记者的追问，这位官员始终措辞模糊、闪烁其词，既未正面否认违规行为，也没有给出任何有实质内容的解释。

사용 가이드

맥락: nature, technology, figurative speech, politics

어조: neutral to negative (in figurative use)

올바른 표현

• 夜空中点点繁星闪烁生辉，银河横贯天际，这片远离城市光污染的高原提供了天文观测的绝佳条件，吸引了来自各地的天文爱好者。(Stars twinkle brilliantly in the night sky and the Milky Way stretches across the horizon — this plateau, far from urban light pollution, provides ideal conditions for astronomical observation and attracts astronomy enthusiasts from across the country.)
• 调查委员会主席指出，证人在整个听证过程中对关键问题一再闪烁其词，始终未能给出明确一致的陈述，这一态度本身已引发委员会的高度关注。(The chair of the inquiry committee noted that the witness had repeatedly given evasive answers on key questions throughout the hearing, never providing a clear and consistent account — an attitude that had itself drawn serious attention from the committee.)

피해야 할 표현

• 他的眼睛在闪烁着 — 在闪烁 with continuous aspect is slightly awkward; the more natural form is 他的眼睛闪烁着 or 他眼神闪烁 without 在

기원과 역사

闪 = 门 (door/gate) + 人 (person) = a figure briefly glimpsed in a doorway = to flash/appear and disappear quickly; 烁 = 火 (fire radical) + 铄 (phonetic shuò, meaning to melt metal with dazzling heat) = a dazzling flickering fire

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal