• n. 坩堝；嚴(yán)酷的考驗(yàn)

詞源不確定，可能同crock, cruse.

crucible

crucible: see cross

crucible (n.)

early 15c., from Medieval Latin crucibulum "melting pot for metals," originally "night lamp." First element might be Middle High German kruse "earthen pot." Or perhaps it is from Latin crux on some fancied resemblance to a cross. Used of any severe test or trial since 1640s.

1. The regime served as a crucible for the forging of right-wing ideas and values.

該政權(quán)成為右翼思想和右翼價(jià)值觀形成的熔爐。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.

這個(gè)聯(lián)盟經(jīng)受了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的嚴(yán)峻考驗(yàn).

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. These islands were a crucible of exploration and development.

這些島嶼是對(duì)開(kāi)發(fā)和發(fā)展的嚴(yán)峻考驗(yàn).

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. We might help forge in the crucible of conflict a structure of peace.

我們就有可能協(xié)助在沖突的熔爐中鑄造出一個(gè)和平的結(jié)構(gòu).

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. All gravimetric measurements require some sort of crucible or dish to hold the residue or precipitate.

所有重量分析需要某種坩堝或器皿保留殘?jiān)虺恋砦?

來(lái)自辭典例句