in·flam·ma·ble
adjective/ɪnˈflæməbl/
/ɪnˈflæməbl/
(especially British English) (also more frequent flammable British and North American English)
- that can burn easily
易燃的；可燃的 - inflammable material
易燃物 - These gases are highly inflammable.
这些气体都高度易燃。
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin inflammare, from in- ‘into’ + flamma ‘flame’. - inflammable material