vehement

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a. 热烈的, 激烈的

发音

UK /ˈviː.ə.mənt/
UK /ˈvɪə̯.mənt/
UK /ˈviː.hə.mənt/
US /ˈviː.hə.mənt/
AU
US /ˈviː.ə.mənt/

词形变化

more vehement 比较级 most vehement 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

激烈的,猛烈的;热烈的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

    激越

    激切

    激烈

    The man made a vehement display of contempt.

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).

来源:wiktionary