ember
/ˈembə(r)/noun
(一般作 embers)
- a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire余烬, 余火：
the dying embers in the grate
壁炉里的余火
figurative 〈喻〉the flickering embers of nationalism.
民族主义的残余势力。
词源
Old English ǣ myrge, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German eimuria 'pyre', Danish emmer, Swedish mörja 'embers'. The b was added in English for ease of pronunciation.