late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French fermenter (13c.) and directly from Latin fermentare "to leaven, cause to rise or ferment," from fermentum "substance causing fermentation, leaven, drink made of fermented barley," perhaps contracted from *fervimentum, from root of fervere "to boil, seethe" (see brew (v.)). Transitive use from 1670s. Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Fermented; fermenting.
early 15c., from Middle French ferment (14c.), from Latin fermentum "leaven, yeast; drink made of fermented barley;" figuratively "anger, passion" (see ferment (v.)). Figurative sense of "anger, passion, commotion" in English is from 1670s.
双语例句
1. Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.
能在肠胃里迅速发酵的食物是绝佳的天然通便剂。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long.
果汁存放过久就会发酵。
来自《权威词典》
3. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.
果汁若是放置很久,就会发酵.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. The sixties were a time of theological ferment.
六十年代是神学上骚动的时代.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. To serve the needs of bakers, manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product.
