词汇 | fuel |
词源 | fuel [ME] Fuel comes ultimately from Latin focus ‘hearth’ (see focus), so there has been a shift in meaning from where the fire was laid to what was being burned. Fuel poverty has recently been prominent but is found from the 1970s for the inability to afford adequate domestic heating, lighting, and power. |
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