[mass noun]the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other micro-organisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat 发酵 ■the process of this kind involved in the making of beers, wines, and spirits, in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol (啤酒、果酒、白酒的)发酵过程 ■(archaic)agitation; excitement (古)狂热;骚乱,纷扰 I had found Paris in high fermentation. 我发现巴黎非常动荡不安。
派生 fermentative adjective 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin fermentatio(n-), from Latin fermentare 'to ferment' (see ferment)