(一般作 embers)a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire 余烬,余火 the dying embers in the grate. 壁炉里的余火。 the flickering embers of nationalism. 民族主义的残余势力。
语源
Old English ǣmyrge, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German eimuria 'pyre', Danish emmer, Swedish mörja 'embers'. The b was added in English for ease of pronunciation