1540s, "warmth of feeling, desire," from ardent + -cy. A figurative sense, the literal meaning "intensity of heat" wasn't attested in English until 1630s.
雙語例句
1. Even the music away slowly, the atmosphere in the meeting place still kept ardency.
直至音樂緩緩?fù)巳? 場內(nèi)的熱烈氛圍依然沒有絲毫的降溫.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. Her marriage to John is jeopardized Because of her secret , stuBBorn ardency for Tom.