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Cigarette Spanish Attested 2124.Cigarette 英 Sɪgə'Ret]美 ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt ˈsɪɡəˌrɛt

正面 2124.cigarette
英 [sɪgə'ret]美 [ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt, ˈsɪɡəˌrɛt]

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释义:
n. 香烟;纸烟
例句:
1. Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment.喝咖啡时,她点燃了一支烟,用挑衅的眼神看着他,谅他也不敢吭声。

1. cigar => cigarette.2. 比雪茄烟小的香烟,所以有表示小的后缀(-ette).
cigarette 香烟来自cigar,雪茄,-ette,小词后缀。
cigarette (n.)1835, American English, from French cigarette (by 1824), diminutive of cigare "cigar" (18c.), from Spanish cigarro (see cigar). Spanish form cigarito, cigarita also was popular in English mid-19c. Cigarette heart "heart disease caused by smoking" is attested from 1884. Cigarette lighter attested from 1884."

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