incense

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 ĭn'sĕns

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons. countable,uncountable
  2. The fragrant smoke released by burning incense (sense 1). countable,uncountable
    — When the folding-doors were on such solemn occasions thrown open, and the new Abbot appeared on the threshold in full-blown dignity, with ring and mitre, and dalmatique and crosier, his hoary standard-bearers and his juvenile dispensers of incense preceding him, and the venerable train of monks behind him, with all besides which could announce the supreme authority to which he was now raised, his appearance was a signal for the magnificent jubilate to rise from the organ and music-loft, and to be joined by the corresponding bursts of Alleluiah from the whole assembled congregation.
  3. Homage; adulation. countable,figuratively,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. obsolete,transitive
    — Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labour to incense / Thy glorious heap of funeral.
  2. To anger or infuriate. transitive
    — I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
  3. To incite, stimulate. archaic,transitive
  4. To offer incense to. transitive
    — And after this Almachius hastily Bad his ministres fecchen openly Cecile, so that she mighte in his presence Doon sacrifyce, and Iupiter encense. And after this, Almachius hastily Ordered his ministers to fetch publicly Cecile, so that she might in his presence Do sacrifice and burn incense to Jupiter.
  5. To perfume with, or as with, incense. transitive
    — To haue her bound, incenſed with wanton ſweetes, / Her vaines fild hie with heating delicates, / […] / O Ithaca can chaſteſt Penelope hold out.

词形变化

incenses plural incenses present,singular,third-person incensing participle,present incensed participle,past incensed past

词汇关系

衍生词
incensation incense boat incense burner incense cedar incenseless incensement incenser incense stick incense tree incensive incensole incensy incensor incensory reincense
相关词
frankincense

词源

词源 1
From Middle English encens, from Old French encens (“sweet-smelling substance”) from Late Latin incensum (“burnt incense”, literally “something burnt”), neuter past participle of incendō (“to set on fire”). Compare incendiary. Doublet of incienso. Displaced native Old English rēcels.
词源 2
From Middle English encens, from Old French encens (“sweet-smelling substance”) from Late Latin incensum (“burnt incense”, literally “something burnt”), neuter past participle of incendō (“to set on fire”). Compare incendiary. Doublet of incienso. Displaced native Old English rēcels.
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