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sparkle (n.)
[sparkle 词源字典]
early 14c., from
sparkle
(v.), or a diminutive of
spark
(n.).
[sparkle etymology, sparkle origin, 英语词源]
sparkle (v.)
c. 1200, "to shine as if giving off sparks," frequentative verb form of Middle English
sparke
(see
spark
(v.)). Meaning "emit sparks" is from late 15c. Related:
Sparkled
;
sparkling
.