| 单词 | incinerate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [in'sinəreit] |
| 解释 | v.焚化，毁弃 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 焚化，毁弃(to burn to ashes; cremate) 【记】 in(进入)+ciner(灰)+ ate→变成灰→焚化 【同】 同根词：cinerary(灰 的，骨灰的) |
| 字源 | incinerate (v.) 1550s, from Medieval Latin incineratus "reduced to ashes," pp. of incinerare, from Latin in- "into" (see in- (2)) + cinis (genitive cineris) "ashes," from PIE root *keni- "dust, ashes" (cognates: Greek konis "dust"). Used earlier in English as a past participle adjective meaning "reduced to ashes" (early 15c.). Related: Incinerated; incinerating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 焚化(使...烧成灰) = cremate 【记】in进入, ciner灰, ate－变成灰－焚化 【参】cinerary(adj 灰的; 骨灰的) 【类】singe: incinerate = erode: destruction烧焦导致烧成灰烬 = 腐蚀导致毁灭 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ciner-灰；Cinderella 灰姑娘 【相关】cinereous 已成灰的，灰一样的 |
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