Old English dimm "dark, gloomy, obscure," from Proto-Germanic *dimbaz (cognates: Old Norse dimmr, Old Frisian dim, Old High German timber "dark, black, somber"). Not known outside Germanic. Slang sense of "stupid" is from 1892. Related: Dimly; dimness.
dim (v.)
c. 1200, perhaps in Old English, from dim (adj.). Related: Dimmed; dimming.
实用例句
1. A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented, frustrated, wasted people.
有几个是愚笨的寄生虫，但是大多数是有才能却不得志而自暴自弃的人。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.
阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。
来自柯林斯例句
3. His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.
繁忙的日程似乎有时让他精力不济。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.
