crinkle英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.

— He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.
The act of crinkling.

动词 v.

To fold, crease, crumple, or wad. ambitransitive

— He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. intransitive

— The green wheat crinkles like a lake.

词形变化

crinkles present,singular,third-person crinkling participle,present crinkled participle,past crinkled past crinkles plural

词汇关系

衍生词

uncrinkle crinklebutt crinkle-crankle crinkle-cut crinkle-leaved poison crinkle-patterned crinkleroot crinkly

词源

词源 1

From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe.

词源 2

From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe.