
boiling point 有两层含义:
/bl pnt/
Water reaches its boiling point at 100 degrees Celsius under standard atmospheric pressure.
在标准大气压下,水在100摄氏度时达到沸点。
Tensions between the two countries had been building for months and finally reached a boiling point when the ambassador was expelled.
两国之间的紧张关系已经持续数月,在大使被驱逐后终于到达了爆发点。
boiling point 由 boiling(沸腾的)和 point(点)组成。boil 源自古法语 boillir,再追溯至拉丁语 bullīre,意为"冒泡、沸腾"。该词最早在18世纪用于科学语境,指液体气化的温度。后来在19世纪逐渐发展出比喻用法,用来形容情绪或局势达到无法忍的临界点。