c. 1200, cundel, "to set fire to, to start on fire," probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse kynda "to kindle, to light a fire," Swedish quindla "kindle," of uncertain origin, + frequentative suffix -le. Figurative use from c. 1300. Intransitive sense "to begin to burn, to catch fire" is from c. 1400. Related: Kindled; kindling.
Influenced in form, and sometimes in Middle English in sense, with kindel "to give birth" (of animals), "bring forth, produce" (c. 1200), from kindel (n.) "offspring of an animal, young one," from Old English gecynd (see kind (n.)) + -el.
雙語例句
1. These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
這些詩激發(fā)了一代又一代孩子的想象力。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This wood is too wet to kindle.
這木柴太濕點不著.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. On the Kindle, by contrast, the news has no ads.
與之相反, Kindle上的新聞沒有廣告.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Indeed , the Kindle and other e - readers could be a boon to newspapers.
Kindle和其它的 電子閱讀器 對報紙來說確實是有益處的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Many Kindle buyers appear to be outside the usual gadget - hound demographic.