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Enthusiasm Great Word Derogatory Describe Religious Activity   [Oft

英语单词 enthusiasm
英美音标 英 [ɪn'θjuːziæzəm] 美 [ɪn'θuːziæzəm]
中文释义 n.热情;热心;热衷的事物
英语例句 (1) His refusal iced our enthusiasm.
(2) His enthusiasm made everyone else interested.
(3) One of my great enthusiasms is music.
中文例句 (1) 他的拒绝浇熄了我们的热情。
(2) 他的热心激发了大家的兴致。
(3) 我的一大爱好就是音乐。
vocabulary简明 You might show enthusiasm if you find out that all the shoes are on sale for 70 percent off today. The word enthusiasm indicates intense excitement.
vocabulary扩展 The noun enthusiasm comes from the Greek word enthousiasmos, from enthous, meaning “possessed by a god, inspired.” It was originally used in a derogatory sense to describe excessive religious zeal. Today both the religious and derogatory connotations are gone from enthusiasm, but the zeal has survived. Use it to describe great excitement or interest, like what you feel when you’re doing something that you really, really enjoy.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]热爱;热情;热心;热忱 Enthusiasm is great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity which you like and enjoy or which you think is important.
  [oft N for n/-ing]
  • The lack of enthusiasm for unification among most West Germans fills him with disappointment...

    大多数西德人都没有渴望统一的热情,这令他无比失望。

  • Their skill, enthusiasm and running has got them in the team.

    他们的技术、热忱和跑动能力使他们得以加入这支球队。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]感兴趣的活动;热衷的学科 An enthusiasm is an activity or subject that interests you very much and that you spend a lot of time on.
  [oft with poss]
  • Draw him out about his current enthusiasms and future plans.

    让他畅所欲言地谈谈自己目前热衷的活动和将来的计划。

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