| 单词 | paroxysm |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pærəksizəm] |
| 解释 | n.(感情等)突发 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. (感情等)突发(a sudden violent emotion or action) 【记】 par(变)＋oxy(尖锐) ＋sm→变尖锐→突发 【例】 paroxysms of anger/paroxysms of pain |
| 字源 | paroxysm (n.) "sudden attack, convulsion," early 15c., from Middle French paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from Medieval Latin paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Greek paroxysmos "irritation, exasperation," from paroxynein "to irritate, goad, provoke," from para- "beyond" (see para- (1)) + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested c.1600. Related: Paroxysmal. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (感情疾病等的)突发 【记】pa怕, ro肉, oxysm－怕吃肉, 因为怕高血脂突发 【类】paroxysm: sudden = ruse: deceived突发是突然的 = 诡计是欺骗的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】par- 旁边 + oxygen 氧，旁边需要有氧气罐，因为突然发病，需要吸氧 |
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