| 单词 | zeal |
| 释义 | zeal (once / 202 pages) n Zeal is dedication or enthusiasm for something. If you have zeal, you're willing, energized, and motivated. Zeal is often used in a religious sense, meaning devotion to God or another religious cause, like being a missionary. Zeal doesn't have to be religious, though: a feeling of gusto and enthusiasm for anything can be called zeal. People have zeal for sports teams, bands, causes, and (often, but not always) their jobs. If you have passion for something, you have zeal, which is kind of a mix of eagerness and energy and devotion. WORD FAMILYzeal: zealous, zeals+/overzealous: overzealously/zealous: overzealous, zealousest, zealously USAGE EXAMPLESAt the heart of this 1885 operetta by the librettist William Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan is a satire skewering British bureaucratic zeal. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “It’s about selling books, getting my message across, it’s about legacy,” said Kennedy, whose fiery zeal keeps her working full-time. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Yet Cambodians, mistrustful of the sincerity of these conversions, dismiss their newly adopted zeal for religious ideology. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) he felt a kind of religious zeal Syn|Hyper ardor, ardour, elan avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something 2n prompt willingness they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority Syn|Hyper eagerness, forwardness, readiness willingness cheerful compliance 3n excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end he had an absolute zeal for litigation Hyper ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire feelings of great warmth and intensity |
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