1520s, from Middle French combustible, or directly from Late Latin combustibilis, from Latin combustus, past participle of combuere "to burn up, consume" (see combustion). Figurative sense is from 1640s; as a noun, from 1680s. Related: Combustibility (late 15c.).
雙語例句
1. Don't smoke near combustible materials.
別在易燃的材料附近吸煙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. It was surrounded with heaps of combustible materials.
它周圍是一堆易燃物質(zhì).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. We mustn't take combustible goods aboard.
我們不可帶易燃品上車.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. We must not take combustible goods aboard.
我們不可帶易燃品上船[車].
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known.