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复数形式
scintillas
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火花, 微粒
a tiny spark-like speck of a substance
- Through the microscope, the scientist could discern only the faintest scintilla of gold amidst the crushed rock sample.
通过显微镜，科学家只能在压碎的岩石样本中辨别出最微弱的闪烁的金子。
- Most stargazers will never glimpse more than a scintilla of the nebula's true beauty through amateur telescopes.
大多数观星者通过业余望远镜永远只能瞥见星云真实美丽的一星半点。