smouldering

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act by which something smoulders; residual heat. figuratively,sometimes
    — the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of smoulder form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. UK
    — And if we meet again, some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze / Before the people, and our lord the King.

词形变化

smoldering alternative smoulderings plural smoldering alternative smoldering alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English smoulder
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English smouldering
From smoulder + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English smoulder
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English smouldering
From smoulder + -ing.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English smoulder
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English smouldering
From smoulder + -ing.
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