embroil

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/|/ɛm-/    美 /əmˈbɹɔɪl/|/ɛm-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of confusion or uproar; a commotion, a disturbance; also, a quarrel. obsolete,transitive
  2. A state of anxiety or disturbance of the mind. obsolete,transitive
动词 v.
  1. To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble. transitive
    — Rumor next and Chance, / And Tumult and Confuſion all imbroild, / And Diſcord with a thouſand various mouths.
  2. To set (something) on fire; to burn (something). obsolete,rare,transitive
    — Indeed if vve vvill be building our Babels, and thus aſſault Omnipotence, 'tis but juſt vve ſhould have our language confounded, and that that knovvledge for vvhich vve boldly attempt to rifle Gods cabinet, ſhould like the Coal from the Altar, ſerve only to embroil and conſume the ſacrilegious invaders.
  3. To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention. transitive
    — Avoid him. He will embroil you in his fights.

词形变化

embroils present,singular,third-person embroiling participle,present embroiled participle,past embroiled past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template embroil infinitive embroil first-person,present,singular embroiled first-person,past,singular embroil present,second-person,singular embroilest archaic,present,second-person,singular embroiled past,second-person,singular embroiledst archaic,past,second-person,singular embroils present,singular,third-person embroileth archaic,present,singular,third-person embroiled past,singular,third-person embroil plural,present embroiled past,plural embroil present,subjunctive embroiled past,subjunctive embroil imperative,present - imperative,past embroiling participle,present embroiled participle,past embroils plural embroils present,singular,third-person embroiling participle,present embroiled participle,past embroiled past

词汇关系

衍生词
disembroil embroiled embroiler embroiling embroilment re-embroil unembroiled
相关词
broil imbroglio

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*h₁én
The verb is borrowed from French embrouiller (“to entangle”), from em- (a variant of en- (prefix meaning ‘in; into’)) + brouiller (“to confuse, mix up”) (ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brodiculāre, from *brodicāre, from Late Latin brodium (“broth, stew; mixture”), from Frankish *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“stock, broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”)).
The noun is derived from the verb.
Cognates
* Italian imbrogliare
* Spanish embrollar
词源 2
From em- (a variant of en- (intensifying prefix)) + broil (“to expose to great heat; (obsolete) to burn”) (from Late Middle English broilen, brulen (“to burn; to scorch, singe; (cooking) to broil, grill”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Old French bruler, bruillir, brusler (“to burn”) (modern French brûler), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrew- (“to boil; to brew”)).
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