1530s, "the fall of a heavy body or blow," probably imitative. It also meant "pig-wash, filth, wet refuse" (1520s) and may have been imitative of the sound of water dashing against solid objects. The meaning "a body of splashing water" is first found 1670s; that of "a dashing or splashing" is from 1847. Swash-letters (1883) are italic capitals with flourished projections.
swash (v.)
1580s, "spill or splash (water) about," 1530s, possibly from wash (v.) with an intensifying s-, or imitative of the sound of water dashing against solid objects. Related: Swashed; swashing.
权威例句
1. Two - side swash plate compressor is widely used in automotive air condition system.
双向 斜盘式压缩机是汽车空调系统中广泛使用的一种压缩机.
2. Until now, this hasn't been the season of the cavalier, swash - buckling goal - fest.
本,到目前为止, 球队的胜利并非措手可得, 我们也并没有享受到轻松的进球盛宴.
3. Slowly , slowly. Don't swash the soup.
慢一点, 别把汤溅出来.
4. Not every font family has a Swash variant.
不是所有的字体家族都包含有花式的变体.
5. Swash capitals are mostly designed to give some extra visual pleasure to your designs.