incombustible
incombustible — 形容詞
- incombustiblepositive
- more incombustiblecomparative
- most incombustiblesuperlative
1. describes a material or substance that will not catch fire or burn when it is ex
不燃的
無法燃燒或不會著火的
describes a material or substance that will not catch fire or burn when it is exposed to heat or open flames.
When designing her new kitchen, Mei insisted on incombustible countertops near the gas stove.
在設計新廚房時，Mei 堅持要在瓦斯爐旁使用不燃的流理檯面。
incombustible + noun describing a building material
The fire inspector told Rodrigo that all apartment walls must be made of incombustible materials.
消防檢查員告訴 Rodrigo，所有公寓牆壁都必須使用不燃材料建造。
be made of + incombustible + noun
Unlike the wooden shed, the new storage unit was built with incombustible metal panels.
不同於木造的工具屋，新的儲物間是用不燃的金屬板搭建的。
The chemistry teacher showed the class that steel wool burns easily but brick is incombustible.
化學老師向全班示範，鋼絲絨很容易燃燒，但磚塊是不燃的。
Kofi chose an incombustible roof for his house after a nearby wildfire damaged several homes.
在附近一場野火燒毀幾間房屋後，Kofi 為自己的房子選了不燃的屋頂。
- non-flammable
more common in everyday household contexts such as product labels; less formal than 'incombustible'
- fire-resistant
suggests the material can withstand fire for a period rather than being completely unable to burn
- non-combustible
direct synonym, used interchangeably in technical and legal writing
- combustible
able to catch fire and burn; the direct opposite in the same register
- flammable
catches fire easily; the more common everyday opposite
文法句型
incombustible + noun
be + incombustible
用法筆記
Common in building regulations, safety guidelines, and chemistry contexts. Only one sense exists — no risk of confusion with other senses of the same headword.