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).
例文
1. The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead.
空気中に灯油の匂いが漂い、ジャンボ機が頭上でゴロゴロと鳴っている。
2.A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
漏れた灯油が水源を汚染している。
3.It is like putting out a fire with kerosene .
灯油で火を消すようなものです。
4.Instead of electricity,there were kerosene lanterns.