incense1
KK: [ˈɪnsɛns]
DJ: [ˈinsеns]
n.[U]
- 香;焚香時的煙
- 香味,香氣
- 尊敬;恭維
vt.
- 對……焚香;向……敬香
- 用香薰
vi.
- 焚香;敬香
辨析
incense2
KK: [ɪnˈsɛns]
DJ: [inˈsеns]
vt.
- 激怒,使憤怒[H][(+at/by/with)]
I was
incensed by her rudeness.
我為她的無禮所激怒。
I became
incensed at her behavior.
我對她的行為感到憤怒。
辨析
incense1
/
ˈɪnsɛns/
n.
a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces.
v.
perfume with incense or a similar fragrance.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. encens (n.), encenser (v.), from eccles. L. incensum ‘something burnt, incense’, neut. past part. of incendere ‘set fire to’.
incense2
/
ɪnˈsɛns/
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘inflame or excite with a strong feeling’): from OFr. incenser, from L. incendere ‘set fire to’.