scintillateyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[scintillate 词源字典]
scintillate: see tinsel
[scintillate etymology, scintillate origin, 英语词源]
scintillate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1620s, from Latin scintillatus, past participle of scintillare "to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash," from scintilla "spark" (see scintilla). Related: Scintillated; scintillating.