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Extinguisher

定义 Definition

名词,指用于扑灭火焰的装置,通常指"灭火器"(fire extinguisher)。也可泛指任何能熄灭或消除某事物的人或物。

发音 Pronunciation

/kstwr/

例句 Examples

Every office building should have a fire extinguisher on each floor.
每栋办公楼的每一层都应该配备一个灭火器。

The quick-thinking janitor grabbed the extinguisher from the wall and put out the small fire before it could spread to the storage room.
那位反应迅速的管理员从墙上取下灭火器,在小火蔓延到储藏室之前将其扑灭。

词源 Etymology

该词源自动词 extinguish(熄灭、扑灭),加上表示"做某事的人或物"的后缀 -erextinguish 来自拉丁语 exstinguere,由 **ex-**(出、离)和 stinguere(刺灭、熄灭)组成,本义为"把火弄灭"。该词在17世纪进入英语,最初泛指"使某物熄灭的工具",到19世纪随着现代消防设备的发明,逐渐特指便携式灭火装置。

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文学作品引用 Literary References

  • 在雷布拉德伯里的《华氏451度》(Fahrenheit 451)中,灭火器及灭火的概念被反讽性地运用在那个反乌托邦世界里,消防员的职责不是灭火,而是焚书,"extinguisher"所代表的保护意义被彻底颠覆。
  • 在查尔斯狄更斯的《圣诞颂歌》(A Christmas Carol)中,"extinguisher"一词以隐喻的方式出现,Scrooge 试图用一顶帽状灭烛器(extinguisher cap)熄灭"过去之灵"(Ghost of Christmas Past)散发的光芒,象征着他试图压制记忆与良知。
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