1852, coined irregularly by Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner (1797-1864), who discovered how to distill it c. 1846, from Greek keros "wax" (see cere) + chemical suffix -ene. So called because it contains paraffin (hence the British English name, paraffin oil).
双语例句
1. The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead.
空气中散发着煤油味，巨型飞机在头顶隆隆地响着。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
泄漏的煤油污染了水源。
来自柯林斯例句
3. It is like putting out a fire with kerosene.
这就像用煤油灭火.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.
