rankle
中文来自 ECDICT
- vi.
- 化脓，怨恨
- vt.
- 使怨恨
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 ranklen
- 源自 ←古法语 rancler
- 源自 ←古法语 draoncle “a boil”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 dracunculus “little serpent”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 dracō “serpent, dragon”
词源说明
From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (transitive or intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
- (intransitive) To fester.
名词 Noun
- (rare) A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental