记忆方法
1. candle => incense.
中文词源
incense 香，激怒
in-,进入，使，-cend,火，燃烧，词源同candle,incense,-se,过去分词后缀。引申词义香，香火。作动词指点火，激怒。
英语词源
- incense
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incense: English has two distinct words incense, but both come ultimately from the same source. The noun, ‘aromatic burnt substance’ [13], comes via Old French encens from late Latin incensum, a noun use of the verb incendere ‘set fire to’ (source of English incendiary [17]). This in turn was formed from a derivative of candēre ‘glow’ (source of English candle). (From encens was derived Old French censier, which passed into English via Anglo-Norman as censer [13].) Besides the literal ‘set fire to’, incendere was used figuratively for ‘enrage’, which English acquired as the verb incense [15] via Old French.
=> censer, incendiary - incense (n.)
- late 13c., from Old French encens "sweet-smelling substance," from Late Latin incensum (nominative incensus) "burnt incense," literally "something burnt," neuter past participle of Latin incendere "set on fire" (see incendiary).
- incense (v.1)
- "make angry," early 15c., from Middle French incenser, from Latin incensare, frequentative of Latin incendere "set on fire" (see incendiary). A figurative use of the word used literally in incense (n.). Related: Incensed.
- incense (v.2)
- "to offer incense, perfume with incense," c. 1300, from Old French encenser, from encens (see incense (n.)).
权威例句
- 1. At the shrine of the god there were offerings, libations and incense.
- 神殿里供奉着牺牲、鬯酒和贡香。
- 2. The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
- 熏香发霉的气味令她感到头晕。
- 3. Mr Sharma lit incense and chanted Sanskrit mantras.
- 夏尔马先生点上香，念起梵文咒语。
- 4. In summer, they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.
- 夏天他们通常点香驱蚊.
- 5. This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.
- 这项提议会激怒环保人士。