点燃

• 拼音: diǎn rán
• 汉字拆解: 点 = 黑 (black) + 占 (simplified); 燃 = 火 (fire) + 然 (phonetic)

含义

To ignite; to light; to set fire to. To cause something to start burning.

Used literally for lighting fires, candles, fireworks, etc. Also used figuratively for igniting passion, hope, enthusiasm, or other abstract concepts.

例句

1. 她点燃了生日蛋糕上的蜡烛，许下了心愿。
2. 一颗火星点燃了整片干燥的草地。
3. 他的演讲点燃了全场观众的热情。

用法指南

语境: everyday, celebration, metaphorical

语气: active

正确说法

• 点燃蜡烛。(Light the candles.)
• 点燃希望。(Ignite hope.)

错误说法

• '点燃'强调从无到有的燃烧——已经在燃烧的东西不用'点燃'，用'烧着'或'在烧' (点燃 emphasizes starting a fire from nothing — for things already burning, use 烧着 or 在烧)

起源与历史

Compound of 点 (to dot, to light) + 燃 (to burn), describing the action of starting a fire.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal