1560s, "to smile in an affected and silly way," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (such as dialectal Danish semper "affected, coy, prudish") or Middle Dutch zimperlijk "affected, coy, prim," of unknown origin. Related: Simpered; simpering. As a noun, 1590s, from the verb.
雙語例句
1. "Thank you doctor," said the nurse with a simper.
“謝謝你，醫生，”護士傻笑著說。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.