| 单词 | incense |
| 释义 | incense (once / 651 pages) 1v 2nv Incense means both "to make angry" and a stick that burns slowly and emits a strong smell. If your new college roommate burns incense in your tiny dorm room, you might get incensed and storm out. How can a word that means a substance that is burned for its sweet odor come to mean "make very angry"? Both have to do with the idea of burning, and the Latin root incendere, "to set on fire." A stick of incense must be lit, or set on fire to release its smell. When you are incensed by something, such as your teacher slamming you with homework on the night of the prom, you feel like you are burning with anger. WORD FAMILYincense: incensed, incenses, incensing+/incensed: incensedly USAGE EXAMPLESIn fact, the state’s October offer to pony up more cash incensed executives at the insurance providers tasked with managing this mess. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Most American Christians remained utterly unaware of his prayer but it incensed many of the same people as before, to an even greater degree. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) But it backfired: The public was incensed at the thought of suffering people cut off. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 v make furious 2Syn|Hyper exasperate, infuriate anger make angry 1n a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned Hypo|Hyper joss stick a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese chemical compound, compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight 2n the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned incense filled the room Hyper aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent a distinctive odor that is pleasant 3v perfume especially with a censer Syn|Hyper cense, thurify odorize, odourise, scent cause to smell or be smelly |
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