immolate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɪm.əʊ.leɪt/|/ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/    美 /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To kill as a sacrifice by burning.
    — Evidently some, or all, of the boars immolated themselves, for the train crew are reported to have picked up three dead boars and continued to Sézanne, the next stop, where they gave them to the local hospital cooks.
  2. To kill, harm, or destroy by fire.
    — She imparted these stories gradually to Miss Crawley; gave her the whole benefit of them; felt it to be her bounden duty as a Christian woman and mother of a family to do so; had not the smallest remorse or compunction for the victim whom her tongue was immolating; nay, very likely thought her act was quite meritorious, and plumed herself upon her resolute manner of performing it.
形容词 adj.
  1. Immolated, sacrificed. not-comparable,obsolete

词形变化

immolates present,singular,third-person immolating participle,present immolated participle,past immolated past

词汇关系

衍生词
immolatory self-immolate self-immolation
相关词
immolation

词源

词源 1
The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb in 1548; borrowed from Latin immolātus, perfect passive participle of immolō (“to sacrifice”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
词源 2
The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb in 1548; borrowed from Latin immolātus, perfect passive participle of immolō (“to sacrifice”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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