foment

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /fəʊˈmɛnt/    美 /foʊˈmɛnt/|/fəˈmɛnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Fomentation.
    — He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up.
动词 v.
  1. To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. transitive
    — He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.
  2. To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge. transitive
    — Sties in the eye are irritating and disfiguring. Foment with warm water; at night apply a bread-and-milk poultice.

词形变化

foments present,singular,third-person fomenting participle,present fomented participle,past fomented past foments plural

词汇关系

衍生词
fomentation fomenter fomentress refoment unfomented

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).
词源 2
From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).
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