incineration

IPA/ɪnˌsɪnəˈreɪʃn/
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incineration — noun

1. the controlled burning of waste materials and other unwanted substances at very

1.名詞B2
釋義

the controlled burning of waste materials and other unwanted substances at very high temperatures, turning them into ash and gases. Incineration is a method of waste disposal often used to reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill.

例句

The city built a new incineration plant to handle the growing amount of household waste.

incineration plant — facility where incineration takes place

Lotte read that incineration reduces the volume of waste by about ninety percent.

incineration reduces [something] by [percentage]

同義詞
  • burning

    more general and informal; incineration is a specific type of burning used for disposal

  • combustion

    more technical and broader; incineration is combustion applied to waste destruction

反義詞
  • recycling

    an alternative waste treatment that reuses materials instead of destroying them

  • composting

    biological decomposition of organic waste as an alternative to burning

文法句型

incineration + of [waste/material]

用法筆記

This noun is uncountable and used mainly in formal, environmental, or industrial contexts. The verb form is 'incinerate' (transitive: to burn something completely, especially waste). Do not confuse with 'combustion', which refers to any chemical burning process, not specifically waste disposal.

常見錯誤

❌The incineration of wood keeps us warm in winter.
✅The burning of wood keeps us warm in winter.
💡incineration specifically describes destroying waste at high temperatures, not using fire for heating.
❌We need more incineration to cook dinner.
✅We need more heat to cook dinner.
💡incineration is not used for domestic cooking or heating.