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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fer·vent ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin fervent-, fervens, present participle of fervēre to boil, froth — more at barm DATE 14th century 1. very hot : glowing 2. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling : zealous fervent prayers Synonyms: see impassioned • fer·vent·ly adverb English Etymology fervent mid-14c., from L. fervens (gen. ferventis) "glowing," prp. of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE base *bhreu- (see brew). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c.1400. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fervent fer·vent / 5fE:vEnt; NAmE 5fE:rv- / adjective[usually before noun] having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about sth 热情的；热诚的；热烈的 SYN ardent :
a fervent admirer / believer / supporter 热诚的仰慕者；虔诚的信徒；热情的支持者 a fervent belief / hope / desire 虔诚的信仰；热望；强烈的愿望 • fer·vent·ly adv. OLT fervent adj. ⇨ intense Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fer·vent \-vənt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fervent, from Latin fervent-, fervens, present participle of fervēre to boil, glow — more at burn 1. : intensely hot < the tessellated plain … seemed on this fervent day to be half-molten — Mary Webb > 2. : of great intensity < the fervent heat … merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems — Nathaniel Hawthorne > specifically : characterized by often deep fervor of feeling or expression < fervent patriotism > < expressed a fervent hope > < the religious center … was the austere yet ferventmeetinghouse — Ruth Suckow > < setting fervent kisses upon his hands — Paul Bowles > < fervent diction — H.O.Taylor > : enthusiastic < had no longer any cause to grow fervent or furious about — Edmund Wilson > : earnest < a fervent moral sense > : zealous < he is known as a fervent champion of the trivial detail — R.L.Taylor > < a moment ends the fervent din — William Wordsworth > Synonyms: see impassioned |
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