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源自拉丁语 'fermentatio',来自 'fermentare'(发酵),与 'fervere'(沸腾)相关。
❶ 发酵过程,指微生物(如酵母或细菌)分解有机物质产生气体、酒精或酸等物质的过程,常用于食品加工和酿酒。
“The fermentation of grapes produces wine.”
(葡萄的发酵过程可以酿制葡萄酒。)
“Yogurt is made through the fermentation of milk by bacteria.”
(酸奶是通过细菌发酵牛奶制成的。)
❶ 比喻某种情绪或状态的逐渐发展和变化,通常指思想或社会运动的酝酿过程。
“There was a fermentation of new ideas in the meeting.”
(会议中新思想正在酝酿。)
“The political fermentation led to major reforms.”
(政治酝酿导致了重大改革。)
alcoholic fermentation — 酒精发酵,指糖类在无氧条件下被酵母分解产生酒精和二氧化碳的过程。
“Alcoholic fermentation is essential in beer brewing.”
(酒精发酵在啤酒酿造中至关重要。)
lactic acid fermentation — 乳酸发酵,指细菌将糖类转化为乳酸的过程,常用于制作酸奶和泡菜。
“Lactic acid fermentation gives yogurt its tangy flavor.”
(乳酸发酵赋予酸奶其酸味。)