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单词 hwyl
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hwyln.

Brit. /ˈhuːɪl/, /hwiːl/, U.S. /ˈhuᵻl/, /(h)wil/, Welsh English /ˈhʊil/
Forms: Also (erron.) hwyll.
Etymology: Welsh.
An emotional quality which inspires and sustains impassioned eloquence; also, the fervour of emotion characteristic of gatherings of Welsh people.
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the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [noun]
heatc825
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fervour1340
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lowea1425
fervencec1430
ferventnessc1430
flame1548
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fervency1554
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calenture1596
inflammation1600
warmth1600
brimstonea1616
incandescence1656
fervidness1692
candency1723
glow1748
white heat1814
hwyl1899
the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [noun] > specific type of inspiration or exaltation > sustaining impassioned eloquence
hwyl1899
1899 Daily News 1 Mar. 7/5 What is termed the Welsh ‘hwyl’, a form of eloquence which seems to exert remarkable influence on the hearers.
1928 Observer 15 July 11/3 The National Eisteddfod is a microcosm of Wales. There you may see preacher and ploughman, collier and clerk, all rubbing shoulders and all under the influence of the intangible and untranslatable ‘hwyl’ of the Eisteddfod.
1959 W. Golding Free Fall ii. 57 Father Anselm..was not emotional, no Welsh hwyll for him.
1970 Daily Tel. 16 June 7 Plaid Cymru, full of ‘hwyl’ and hope, are making an all out effort to repeat in Cardigan the success they achieved..in Carmarthen.
1973 Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 16 There should be a considerable degree of hwyl on board HMS Glamorgan today when 20 members of the London Glamorgan Society are entertained to lunch.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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