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flammable (adj.)
[flammable 词源字典]
1813, from stem of Latin
flammare
"to set on fire" (from
flamma
; see
flame
(n.)) +
-able
. In modern (20c.) use, a way to distinguish from the ambiguity of
inflammable
.
[flammable etymology, flammable origin, 英语词源]