
incendiary
词源
源自拉丁语 'incendiarius',意为 '与火有关的',来自 'incendium'(火灾)。
adjective
❶ 指能引起燃烧的,用于描述可点燃或引发火灾的物质或装置。
“The police found an incendiary device in the building.”
(警方在大楼里发现了一个燃烧装置。)
“Incendiary bombs were dropped during the war.”
(战争期间投下了燃烧弹。)
❶ 指煽动性的,用于描述能激起愤怒或暴力的言论或行为。
“His incendiary speech led to riots in the city.”
(他煽动性的演讲导致了城市里的骚乱。)
“The article contained incendiary remarks about the government.”
(这篇文章包含了对政府的煽动性言论。)
noun
❶ 指燃烧装置或燃烧弹,用于故意引发火灾或爆炸的武器。
“The terrorists planted an incendiary in the train station.”
(恐怖分子在火车站放置了一个燃烧装置。)
“Incendiaries were used to destroy the enemy's supplies.”
(燃烧弹被用来摧毁敌人的补给。)
❶ 指煽动者,用于描述故意挑起冲突或愤怒的人。
“He was labeled an incendiary for his radical views.”
(他因其激进观点被贴上煽动者的标签。)
“The protest was led by known incendiaries.”
(抗议活动由知名的煽动者领导。)
常见短语
incendiary device — 指用于故意引发火灾或爆炸的装置,通常用于恐怖袭击或破坏活动。
“The bomb squad was called to disarm an incendiary device.”
(拆弹小组被召来拆除一个燃烧装置。)
incendiary language — 指煽动性的言辞,通常用于描述可能引发愤怒或暴力的言论。
“The leader's incendiary language fueled the protests.”
(领导人的煽动性言辞加剧了抗议活动。)