incendiary

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a. 放火的, 煽动的, 燃烧的 n. 纵火犯人, 煽动者, 燃烧弹

发音

UK /ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/
UK /ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/
US /ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/
US /ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/

词形变化

incendiaries 复数 incendiaries more incendiary 比较级 most incendiary 最高级

别名

B-NICE

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

    The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.

  2. 2.

    One who maliciously sets fires.

  3. 3.

    One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels.

    比喻

    March 7, 1692, Richard Bentley, The Folly of Atheism Several cities […] drove them out as incendiaries.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.

    放火的

  2. 2.

    Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.

    工程
  3. 3.

    Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    Inflammatory, emotionally charged.

    煽动性的

    比喻

    Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

arsonist firebomb firebug

上位词 6

bomb criminal crook outlaw felon malefactor

下位词 1

barnburner
形容词

同义词 5

inflammatory incitive instigative rabble-rousing seditious

近义相关 2

provocative combustible

词源

From Middle English incendiarie, from Old French incendiaire, from Latin incendiārius (“setting alight”), from incendium (“destructive fire”), from incendō (“to set on fire, kindle”), from in- (“into, in, on, upon”) + candeō (“to be hot”).

来源：wiktionary