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智析单词书

Leavening

分析词义

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“Leavening” 指用酵母、泡打粉等使面团或面糊膨胀，如 leavening bread dough（让面包面团发酵）；也可比喻为某事物注入活力或逐渐产生影响，如 leavening the mood with humor（用幽默活跃气氛）。

列举例句

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  1. “The yeast is leavening the dough in a warm corner of the kitchen.” (酵母正在厨房温暖角落里让面团发酵。)
  2. “Baking powder provides quick leavening for muffins and pancakes.” (泡打粉为玛芬和煎饼提供快速膨松。)
  3. “A few jokes were leavening an otherwise tense meeting.” (几个笑话给原本紧张的会议增添了几分轻松。)

词根分析

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“Leaven” 源自拉丁语 levamen（减轻、抬起），经法语 levain（发酵剂）进入英语；与 lever（杠杆、抬起）同根，发酵即让面团“鼓起来”。

词缀分析

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“-ing” 可表示正在发酵的过程，也可作名词指膨松作用或膨松剂（leavening agent）。

文化背景

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在面包、蛋糕烘焙中，“leavening” 决定成品松软度；宗教与文化语境里，leaven 也象征潜移默化的影响（a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump）。

单词变形

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  • 固定搭配: “leavening agent” (膨松剂), “natural leavening” (天然发酵)
  • 原形: leaven
  • 名词: leaven, leavening

记忆辅助

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“leaven（发酵剂）+ ing”：酵母在面团里悄悄把面“顶起来”——leavening 就是正在发酵膨松。

助记故事

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“She checked the bowl every hour, watching the sourdough leavening until it doubled in size.” (她每小时查看面盆，看着酸种面团发酵到两倍大。)