scent
- n. 氣味；嗅覺(jué)；痕跡；察覺(jué)能力
- vt. 聞到；發(fā)覺(jué)；使充滿…的氣味；循著遺臭追蹤
- vi. 發(fā)出…的氣味；有…的跡象；嗅著氣味追趕
- n. (Scent)人名；(英)森特
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2、sent- => scent.
中文詞源
來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) sentir,感覺(jué)，感官，聞，來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) sentire,感覺(jué)，感官，詞源同 sense,sentiment. 插入字母 c 可能是受-sc-影響。引申詞義聞，嗅，氣味，氣息等。
英英釋意
- 1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- 2. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- 3. any property detected by the olfactory system
英文詞源
- scent
- scent: [14] Scent comes ultimately from the same source that gave English sensation, sense, sentient, and sentiment – namely, Latin sentīre ‘feel, perceive’. It arrived via Old French sentir, and at first was sent in English (‘Fishes lurking among the stones [the dogs] seek out with their sent’, James Dalrymple, Leslie’s history of Scotland 1596). The modern sc- spelling did not begin to emerge until the 17th century. It is not known what the reason for it was, although it may have been a resolution of a possible confusion with the past form of send.
=> sensation, sense, sentient, sentiment - scent (v.)
- late 14c., sent "to find the scent of," from Old French sentir "to feel, smell, touch, taste; realize, perceive; make love to," from Latin sentire " to feel, perceive, sense, discern, hear, see" (see sense (n.)).
Originally a hunting term. The -c- appeared 17c., perhaps by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science. This was a tendency in early Modern English, also in scythe and for a time threatening to make scite and scituate. Figurative use from 1550s. Transitive sense "impregnate with an odor, perfume" is from 1690s. Related: Scented; scenting. - scent (n.)
- late 14c., "scent, smell, what can be smelled" (as a means of pursuit by a hound), from scent (v.). Almost always applied to agreeable odors.
同義詞辨析
fragrance, odour, flavour, smell, perfume, scent, incense
這些詞都有"氣味"之意。
fragrance： 較正式的典雅用詞，常指花妝品、花朵和香料等發(fā)出的令人感到新鮮、愉快的香味。
odour： 書(shū)面中性詞，側(cè)重氣味本身的本質(zhì)，既可指令人愉快的氣味，也可指令人作嘔難聞氣味。
flavour： 指影響嗅覺(jué)、味覺(jué)的香氣或香味，多用于指食物等獨(dú)特的味。
smell： 普通用詞，與odour很相近，中性詞?？芍负寐劵虿缓寐劵蛑行詺馕?。
perfume： 書(shū)面用詞，指強(qiáng)烈、濃厚天然或人工制造的香氣。
scent與smell很接近，但著重某物質(zhì)或物體所特有的氣味，多指好聞的氣味。
incense： 指香燃燒時(shí)發(fā)出的芳香的煙味。
考試真題
- Particular scents also have an effect: diners who got the scent of lavender stayed longer and spent more than those who smelled lemon, or no scent.
2018年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文
詞組搭配
on the scent
in possession of a useful clue in a search or investigation
（在尋找或調(diào)查中）獲得線索
put (或 throw) someone off the scent
mislead someone in the course of a search or investigation
使某人失去線索（或迷失方向）
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers.
- 空氣中彌漫著野花的芬芳。
牛津詞典
- These flowers have no scent.
- 這些花不香。
牛津詞典
- The dogs must have lost her scent.
- 狗準(zhǔn)是聞不到她的氣味了。
牛津詞典
- a bottle of scent
- 一瓶香水
牛津詞典
- The scent of victory was in the air.
- 勝利在望。
牛津詞典
- The dog scented a rabbit.
- 狗嗅到了兔子的氣息。
牛津詞典
- The press could scent a scandal.
- 記者覺(jué)察出有樁丑聞。
牛津詞典
- By then, the team was scenting victory.
- 到那時(shí)，隊(duì)員已經(jīng)預(yù)感到即將獲勝了。
牛津詞典
- Roses scented the night air.
- 夜空中彌漫著玫瑰花香。
牛津詞典
- Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
- 選花不僅要觀其形還要聞其香。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Jasmine flowers scent the air...
- 空氣中彌漫著茉莉花香。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.
- 用你最喜歡的香味熏香你的抽屜和衣柜。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- She dabbed herself with scent.
- 她在身上擦了一點(diǎn)香水。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- A police dog picked up the murderer's scent...
- 一只警犬嗅出了兇手的氣味。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
- 許多昆蟲(chóng)通過(guò)氣味找到交配對(duì)象。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...dogs which scent the hidden birds.
- 嗅出隱藏鳥(niǎo)群的狗
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York are scenting victory.
- 來(lái)自賓夕法尼亞州和紐約州的共和黨人預(yù)感到勝利在望。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Envy also a type of sin.
- 嫉妒也是一種罪.
期刊摘選
- The thief managed to throw his pursuers off the scent.
- 小偷終于把追蹤者甩掉了.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent.
- 夏日的傍晚,鮮花散發(fā)出醉人的芳香.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
- 空氣中彌漫著丁香花的芬芳.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The scent of lemons filled the grove.
- 檸檬香味充滿了小樹(shù)林.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- This scientist thinks he's on the scent of a cure for heart disease.
- 這個(gè)科學(xué)家認(rèn)為自己找到了治愈心臟病的途徑.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Through the window I caught the scent of syringa mixed with the smell of grass.
- 從窗口,我聞到紫丁香的香味攙和著青草的味道.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- The hounds followed the stag's scent.
- 那群獵犬循臭味追尋牡鹿.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》