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Fermenting

“Fermenting” 指酵母或细菌作用下食物产生气体与风味,如 fermenting grapes into wine(葡萄发酵成酒)。比喻义指不满、变革等暗中酝酿,如 fermenting discontent(不满情绪在酝酿)。

  1. “The cabbage has been fermenting in jars for two weeks.” (卷心菜已在罐里发酵两周。)
  2. “Ideas were fermenting in her mind during the long train ride.” (长途火车上,各种想法在她脑中酝酿。)
  3. “Political tensions were fermenting beneath the calm surface of the talks.” (会谈表面平静,政治紧张却在底下发酵。)

“Ferment” 来自拉丁语 fermentum(酵母、发酵剂),与 fervere(沸腾)相关,意象是内部“翻腾、酝酿”。

词根 “ferment” 本身可作名词(发酵;动荡);“-ing” 表示正在进行的发酵或酝酿过程。

在饮食文化中,fermenting 关联泡菜、康普茶、酸面包等;在历史与政治语境中,a ferment of ideas 形容思想活跃的年代。

  • 固定搭配: “fermenting wine” (葡萄酒发酵), “fermenting unrest” (动荡酝酿), “fermenting agent” (发酵剂)
  • 原形: ferment
  • 名词: fermentation;形容词: fermented

ferment 像内部“沸腾发酵”——fermenting 就是正在发酵或正在暗中酝酿。

“While the dough was fermenting overnight, a plan for the community garden was fermenting among the neighbors.” (面团隔夜发酵的同时,邻居们也在酝酿社区花园的计划。)