foment的词源

英文词源

foment

foment: see favour

foment (v.)

early 15c., "apply hot liquids," from Old French fomenter "apply hot compress (to a wound)" (13c.), from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum "warm application, poultice," contraction of *fovimentum, from fovere "to warm; cherish, encourage" (see fever). Extended sense of "stimulate, instigate" (1620s), on the notion of "encourage the growth of," as if by heat, probably was taken from French. Related: Fomented; fomenting.

中文词源

foment：煽动

来自拉丁语fovere, 热，词源同fever. -ment,名词后缀。引申词义煽动。

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