smolder英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The act of smoldering or something that smolders.

— And she’s got a great scene partner in Stevens, refining his star power into a just slightly, almost imperceptibly mechanical approximation of Don Juan smolder. He lets us admire the interface and still see the code ticking away underneath it.

动词 v.

To burn with no flame and little smoke. US,intransitive

— The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.
To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion. figuratively,intransitive
To exist in a suppressed or hidden state. figuratively,intransitive

词形变化

smolders present,singular,third-person smoldering participle,present smoldered participle,past smoldered past smoulder alternative,British smolders plural smoulder alternative,British

词汇关系

衍生词

smolderer smolderingly smolderingness

词源

词源 1

From Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), from Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”). Related to Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (> English smell).

词源 2

From Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), from Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”). Related to Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (> English smell).