| 单词 | burning matter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasburning matter b. figurative. burning matter, burning question (cf. French question brûlante, German brennende Frage): one that is under hot discussion, or about which the public are excited. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > materials of topic > [noun] > of debate or discussion > of great interest burning question1865 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. i. 37 Where these burning matters [politics and religion] are in question, it [criticism] is most likely to go astray. 1873 Disraeli in St. James's Gaz. (1882) Feb. Those institutions..in due time will become great and burning questions. a1883 F. M. Müller India (1883) i. 32 Take any of the burning questions of the day. < as lemmas |
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