crucible
noun /ˈkruːsɪbl/
/ˈkruːsɪbl/
- enlarge imagea pot in which substances are heated to high temperatures, metals are melted, etc.
坩埚；熔炉 - (formal or literary) a place or situation in which people or ideas are tested severely, often creating something new or exciting in the process
熔炉；严峻的考验；磨炼 - an alliance forged in the crucible of war
在战争的严峻考验中结成的联盟 - The Lake District in 1800 was the crucible of the new Romantic movement in English poetry.
1800年的湖区是英国新浪漫主义诗歌运动的熔炉。
- an alliance forged in the crucible of war
词源late Middle English: from medieval Latin crucibulum ‘night lamp, crucible’ (perhaps originally a lamp hanging in front of a crucifix), from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’.