rankle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 festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer. rare

— To this the Prince appeared to acquiesce; but I saw it did not please, and left a rankle in his mind.

动词 v.

To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony. intransitive,transitive

— My colleague's gratuitous criticism still rankles with me.
To fester. intransitive

— a splinter rankles in the flesh

词形变化

rankles present,singular,third-person rankling participle,present rankled participle,past rankled past rankles plural

词汇关系

衍生词

ranklement ranklingly

词源

词源 1

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”).

词源 2

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”).