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.
双语例句
1. "Thank you doctor," said the nurse with a simper.
“谢谢你，医生，”护士傻笑着说。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
