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.
双语例句
1. Great mormon is similar with spangle, but it t have tail's projections.
美凤蝶和黑凤蝶很像,只是(但是, 不过)它没有翅膀后边的突起.
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2. A spangle used to ornament a dress or costume.
亮片用来装饰衣服或服装的金属片.
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3. Tiny shells spangle the profile of a young Roman woman of the second century A . D .
小小的贝壳装饰着一位 公元 二世纪的罗马妇女的侧面.
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4. The red marks of the wings and tail's projections are the characteristics of spangle.