heartburn

名词 n.
/ˈhɑːtˌbɜːn/    /ˈhɑɹtˌbɝn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet. countable,uncountable
    — Coordinate term: cardiodynia
  2. annoyance, heartache, or similar feelings. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — ”There’s some heartburn about the fact the message is getting stepped on,” said Mark McKinnon, Bush’s campaign media strategist.

词形变化

heartburns plural heart-burn alternative

词源

From Middle English hertbryne, herte-bren (“lust", also "heartburn”, literally “heart burn”), equivalent to heart + burn. Compare also Middle English herte-brennyng (“anger, bitterness, heartburn”, literally “burning of/in the heart, heart-burning”). Compare also Ancient Greek καρδιαλγία (kardialgía), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). From being a burning sensation near the location of the heart in the chest.
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