ignite

动词 v.
发音 ĭgnīt'

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. to set fire to (something), to light (something) transitive
  2. to spark off (something), to trigger transitive
    — ignite curiosity
  3. to commence burning. intransitive
  4. To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances. transitive
    — to ignite iron or platinum

词形变化

ignites present,singular,third-person igniting participle,present ignited participle,past ignited past

词源

From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).
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