firebrand

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfaɪə.bɹænd/    美 /ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
    — The crowd cheered as a firebrand was tossed onto the huge pile of wood to start the traditional homecoming bonfire.
  2. An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo. figuratively
    — The member of the college's Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit-in or protest march at a moment's notice.

词形变化

firebrands plural

词汇关系

衍生词
firebrandish firebrandism

词源

From Middle English fyr-brand, furbrond, equivalent to fire + brand. Cognate with German Feuerbrand (“firebrand”).
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