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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fer·vid ETYMOLOGY Latin fervidus, from fervēre DATE 1599 1. very hot : burning 2. marked by often extreme fervor a fervid crusader Synonyms: see impassioned • fer·vid·ly adverb • fer·vid·ness noun English Etymology fervid 1599, from L. fervidus "glowing, burning, vehement," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1656. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fervid fer·vid / 5fE:vid; NAmE 5fE:rvid / adjective (formal)feeling sth too strongly; showing feelings that are too strong 情感异常强烈的；激昂的；充满激情的 • fer·vid·ly adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fer·vid \ˈfərvə̇d, ˈfə̄v-, ˈfəiv-\ adjective Etymology: Latin fervidus, from fervēre to boil 1. : giving off intense heat : very hot : burning < set out on an expedition when the fervid heat subsides — Frances Trollope > 2. : characterized by often extreme fervor of feeling or expression : impassioned < overcome by fervid enthusiasm > : zealous < the voters … have always taken fervid partisans somewhat humorously — G.W.Johnson > : vehement < fervid eloquence with which he urged his proposal > : ebullient < the most loathsome and noisome abominations that his fervidimagination could concoct — C.W.Eliot > Synonyms: see impassioned |
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