foment

英語

詞源

源自中古英語 fomenten，借自古法語 fomenter，源自晚期拉丁語 fomentare，源自拉丁語 fōmentum (「潤膚液」)，源自fovere (「加熱；珍愛」)。

發音

• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助): /fəʊˈmɛnt/
• (美國) 國際音標^(幫助): /foʊˈmɛnt/, /fəˈmɛnt/

• （美國）音頻：

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• 同音詞：ferment (在一些方言中、非重音)

動詞

foment (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 foments，現在分詞 fomenting，一般過去時及過去分詞 fomented)

1. 挑起，煽動，鼓動

   He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.

   他因為煽動暴亂而被逮捕，畢竟參與暴亂已經夠壞了，煽動暴亂則更甚。

   Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.

   外國政府企圖挑起騷亂。

   • 2021, Peter Walker, Tories urged to suspend politicians who likened US violence to anti-Brexit protests, in: The Guardian, January 7 2021

     Boris Johnson and senior Conservative ministers have vigorously condemned the violence in Washington, but have largely steered clear of condemning Trump for fomenting it.

2. (醫學) 敷

   近義詞：beath

   • 1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, Norton (2005), page 1178,

     The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow.

衍生詞彙

• fomentation

名詞

foment (複數 foments)

1. 煽動
   • 1892, Julian Ralph, On Canada's Frontier

     He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up.