perfume1
KK: [ˈpɝfjum]
DJ: [ˈpǝːfjuːm]
n.[C][U]
- 香味,芳香
A faint
perfume of jasmine came through the window.
從窗戶外飄進一陣淡淡的茉莉花香。
- 香水;香料
She bought a small bottle of French
perfume.
她買了一小瓶法國香水。
辨析
perfume2
KK: [pɚˈfjum]
DJ: [pǝˈfjuːm]
vt.
- 使充滿香氣[H][(+with)]
Flowers
perfumed the air.
空氣裡充滿了鮮花的香氣。
- 灑香水於
She
perfumed herself with Eau de Cologne.
她身上洒著古龍水。
vi.
- 散發香氣
辨析
/
ˈpəːfjuːm/
n.
- a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils, used to impart a pleasant smell to one's body or clothes.
- a pleasant smell.
v.
/also
pəˈfjuːm/
- impart a pleasant smell to.
- impregnate with perfume or a sweet-smelling ingredient.
▸apply perfume to.
Derivative
- perfumed adj.
- perfumy adj.
Etymology
C16 (orig. denoting pleasant-smelling smoke from a substance used in fumigation): from Fr. parfum (n.), parfumer (v.), from obs. Ital. parfumare, lit. ‘to smoke through’.