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单词 passionate
释义 pas·sion·ate
I. \ˈpash(ə)nə̇t, ˈpaash-, ˈpaish, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin passionatus, from Late Latin passion-, passio + Latin -atus, -ate
1.
 a. : easily aroused to anger : irascible, quick-tempered
  < a passionate but not a vicious boy — H.E.Scudder >
 b. : filled with or marked by anger : angry, enraged
  < was passionate in defense of her cub, and rage transformed her — G.D.Brown >
2.
 a. : dominated by strong emotion : capable of or affected by intense feeling : ardent
  < a passionate and stormy personality >
  < a passionate and unquestioned faith in the virtue of the cause he served — C.L.Becker >
 b. : expressing or communicating violent or intense feeling
  < a passionate speech >
  < a passionate performance of the symphony >
  < a passionate bit of acting >
 c. : enthusiastic, vehement
  < the army was now passionate for an engagement — J.A.Froude >
  < has become a passionate housekeeper — Joseph Mitchell >
 d. : unrestrained
  < broke down in a flood of passionate weeping — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
3. : swayed by or affected with sexual desire
 < her beauty made an immediate appeal to his passionate temperament >
4.
 a. obsolete : affected with grief : sad, sorrowful
 b. chiefly dialect : compassionate
Synonyms: see impassioned
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. obsolete : to fill with passion
2. obsolete : to express or portray with passion
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