early 15c., from Old French combustion (13c.), from Latin combustionem (nominative combustio) "a burning," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin comburere "to burn up, consume," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + *burere, faulty separation of amburere "to burn around," actually ambi-urere, from urere "to burn, singe," from PIE root *eus- "to burn" (see ember).
雙語例句
1. The two principal combustion products are water vapor and carbon dioxide.
兩種主要的燃燒產物是水蒸氣和二氧化碳。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Soot is the product of the imperfect combustion of fuel.
煤煙是燃料不完全燃燒的產物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Soot is usually the product of the imperfect combustion of fuel.
煤煙通常是燃料不完全燃燒的產物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Invented in 1951, the rotary engine is a revolutionary concept in internal combustion.
1951年發明的轉缸式發動機是內燃機領域內的革命性概念。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Engineers are still trying to come up with a commercially viable replacement for internal - combustion engines.