passionate
英 ['p??(?)n?t]
美['p???n?t]
CET6+TEM4GRETOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?more passionate;最高級:?most passionate;副詞:?passionately;
中文詞源
passionate 感情強烈的來自passion,強烈感情。
英文詞源
- passionate (adj.)
- early 15c., "angry; emotional," from Medieval Latin passionatus "affected with passion," from Latin passio (genitive passionis) "passion" (see passion). Specific sense of "amorous" is attested from 1580s. Related: Passionately.
雙語例句
- 1. He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm.
- 他不僅給這一工作帶來了不少經(jīng)驗，而且傾注了極大的熱情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mahler was also known for his passionate involvements outside marriage.
- 馬勒也因為其轟轟烈烈的婚外情而出名。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.
- 這本書既是一段歷史，也是一篇主張寬容的激情論辯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Yesterday's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement.
- 昨天的作供是在激烈但文明地表達分歧的氛圍中開始的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He carried on a passionate affair with Mrs Gilbert.
- 他和吉爾伯特夫人有一段風流韻事。
來自柯林斯例句