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incense

英 ['ɪnsens]美 ['ɪnsɛns]

vt. 向…焚香；使…发怒

n. 香；奉承

vi. 焚香

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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

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。

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