1620s, from hot + bed (n.); originally "bed of earth heated by fermenting manure for forcing growing plants;" generalized sense of "place that fosters rapid growth" is from 1768.
雙語例句
1. The area was a hotbed of crime.
這個地區是犯罪活動的溫床。
來自《權威詞典》
2. The city is a hotbed of crime.
這個城市是犯罪的溫床.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. These are the seedlings that are hardening off in a hotbed.
這些是放在溫床中經受耐寒鍛煉的幼苗.
來自辭典例句
4. The city was known as a hotbed of intrigue.
這個城市被認為是個滋生陰謀詭計的溫床.
來自互聯網
5. Northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals, including the frilled lizard.