| 单词 | arson |
| 释义 | arson (once / 5071 pages) n If you deliberately light logs on fire to roast marshmallows, you have camping skills. If you deliberately set your whole house on fire to collect the insurance money, you've committed arson. The noun arson comes from the Latin word ardere, meaning "to burn." Arson is the act of setting something on fire for a nefarious purpose, and it is, of course, illegal. If you live in a wildfire risk area, you know that sometimes wildfires are caused by natural causes like lightening, sometimes they're caused accidentally by carelessness, and sadly they're sometimes caused by a deliberate act of arson. WORD FAMILYarson: arsonist, arsons+/arsonist: arsonists USAGE EXAMPLESHe says he isn’t sure what role each played in the arsons that destroyed barns, at least two houses and other structures. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) That man was charged with arson, but police are continuing to investigate the deaths, a department spokesman said. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Gary fire officials said this week the fire was arson. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) n malicious burning to destroy property the British term for arson is fire-raising Syn|Hyper fire-raising, incendiarism burning, combustion the act of burning something |
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