flammable

FREQ #21257

a. 易燃的, 可燃性的 [电] 可燃的

发音

其它 /ˈflæməbəl/

词形变化

flammables 复数 flammables more flammable 比较级 most flammable 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any flammable substance.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Capable of burning.

    易燃

    Near-synonym: ignitable

    flammable liquid

  2. 2.

    Easily set on fire.

    易燃

    Near-synonym: ignitable

  3. 3.

    Easily set on fire.

    Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.

  4. 4.

    Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

inflammable

近义相关 1

combustible

词源

Back-formation from inflammable, which is used to avoid confusion with non-flammable, as the prefix in- is often used to mean "un-; non-", although it was originally meant in a sense closely related to en-.

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