后缀：-le ①[动词后缀]

1、表示反复、连续及拟声动作

winkle 闪烁，闪耀

twinkle 闪烁，闪耀

wriggle 蠕动，扭动

joggle 轻摇

jingle 作丁当响

tinkle 发丁当声

sizzle 发咝咝声

gurgle 发咯咯声

2、将形容词或名词变成动词

darkle 变暗

speckle 使弄上斑点

sparkle 发火花

handle 拿，搬弄，操纵

②[名词后缀]

表示做某种动作时所使用的东西

thimble 顶针（thimb=thumb拇指）

shuttle 织布梭（shut=shoot抛出）

stopple 塞子

spindle 纺纱锭子（spin纺）

handle 柄，把手

girdle 带，腰带

词根词缀：conniv-, coniv-

【来源及含义】Latin: to close the eyes, to blink, to wink at [a crime], to overlook [errors], connive at; to be privy to [secretly knowing about]; to be tightly closed

【同源单词】connivance, connive, connivent, conniver, connivery, unconniving

词根词缀：scintill-, scintil-, scinti-

【来源及含义】Latin: light, shine, spark, sparkle, twinkle

【相关词根词缀】 Etymologically related "light, shine, glow" word families: ethero-; fulg-; luco-; lumen-, lum-; luna, luni-; lustr-; phengo-; pheno-; phospho-; photo-; splendo-.

【同源单词】atmospheric scintillation, dacryoscintigraphy, immunoscintigraphy, interplanetary scintillation, microscintigraphy, scinticisternograph