單詞
brimstone
英 ['br?mst(?)n; -st??n]
美['br?m'ston]
基本信息
- n. 硫磺；悍婦
中文詞源
brimstone 硫磺
brim, 燃燒，來自burn 變體。stone，石頭。
英文詞源
- brimstone
- brimstone: see sulphur
- brimstone (n.)
- Old English brynstan, from brin- stem of brinnen "to burn" (see burn (v.)) + stan (see stone (n.)). In Middle English the first element also recorded as brem-, brom-, brum-, bren-, brin-, bron-, brun-, bern-, born-, burn-, burned-, and burnt-. Formerly "the mineral sulfur," now restricted to biblical usage.
The Lord reynede vpon Sodom and Gomor brenstoon and fier. [Wycliff's rendition (1382) of Gen. xix:24]
The Old Norse cognate compound brennusteinn meant "amber," as does German Bernstein.
雙語例句
- 1. She thinks that one will suffer fire and brimstone after death if he has done wrong.
- 她認為一個人要是做壞事,死后就得遭受地獄里的磨難.
來自辭典例句
- 2. What will happen to Brimstone in the event of battle?
- 如果發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭賓斯通鎮(zhèn)會 怎么樣 ?
來自電影對白
- 3. She was breathing fire and brimstone , ie was furiously angry.
- 她火冒三丈.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Brimstone is a component part of explosive.
- 硫磺是炸藥的一種組成成分.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. He threatens us with fire and brimstone.
- 他以陰森恐怖的處罰威脅我們.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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