- topple
[topple 词源字典]
- topple: see top
[topple etymology, topple origin, 英语词源] - topple (v.)
- 1580s, "tumble down, fall headfirst," earlier "tumble or roll about" (1540s), from top (v.) "to tip" + frequentative suffix -le. Transitive sense also is from 1590s. Related: Toppled; toppling.