dandle的意思

dandle

英式音标['dændl]
美式英标['dænd(ə)l]

基本解释

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.

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