early 15c., "small piece of glittering metal," diminutive of spang "glittering ornament, spangle," probably from Middle Dutch spange "brooch, clasp," cognate with Old English spang "buckle, clasp," from Proto-Germanic *spango, from an extended form of the root of span (v.).
spangle (v.)
1540s, "cover with spangles," from spangle (n.). Intransitive meaning "glitter, glisten" is from 1630s. Related: Spangled; spangling.
雙語例句
1. Great mormon is similar with spangle, but it t have tail's projections.
美鳳蝶和黑鳳蝶很像,只是(但是, 不過)它沒有翅膀后邊的突起.
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2. A spangle used to ornament a dress or costume.
亮片用來裝飾衣服或服裝的金屬片.
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3. Tiny shells spangle the profile of a young Roman woman of the second century A . D .
小小的貝殼裝飾著一位 公元 二世紀(jì)的羅馬婦女的側(cè)面.
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4. The red marks of the wings and tail's projections are the characteristics of spangle.