mass noun
1- a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces香(树脂、香料等燃烧可得香气的物质)。
1.1
- the smoke or perfume of such a substance焚香时的烟, 香气。
with obj.
- perfume with incense or a similar fragrance熏香:
the aroma of cannabis incensed the air.
大麻的香气熏香了空气。
派生词
incensation
noun词源
Middle English (originally as encense): from Old French encens (noun), encenser (verb), from ecclesiastical Latin incensum 'something burnt, incense', neuter past participle of incendere 'set fire to', from in- 'in' + the base of candere 'to glow'.