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dandle


  • 英式英标[\'dændl]
  • 美式音标[\'dænd(ə)l]

vt. 抱着逗弄;娇养

中文词源

dandle 摇逗

可能来自拟声词,摇摇晃晃的声音。

英文词源

dandle (v.)
1520s, of unknown origin. Perhaps somehow felt to be imitative. Compare Italian dondolare "to dandle, swing," and French dandiner, from Old French dandin "small bell," imitative of its sound. Related: Dandled; dandling.