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.
ferment (n.)
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.
雙語例句
1. Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.
能在腸胃里迅速發酵的食物是絕佳的天然通便劑。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long.
果汁存放過久就會發酵。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.
果汁若是放置很久,就會發酵.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. The sixties were a time of theological ferment.
六十年代是神學上騷動的時代.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. To serve the needs of bakers, manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product.