commotion

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kəˈməʊ.ʃən/    美 /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of turbulent motion. countable,uncountable
  2. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub. countable,uncountable
    — It would seem as if calm were necessary to convulsion; for the tranquillity of the last few months was again to be disturbed by political commotion.
  3. Sexual excitement. countable,euphemistic,uncountable
    — and now, glancing my eyes towards that part of his dress which cover'd the essential object of enjoyment, I plainly discover'd the swell and commotion there
    Fanny Hill

词形变化

commotions plural

词汇关系

近义词
ado argy-bargy bangarang bobbery brouhaha bunfight bustle bust-up chaos ferment clamour clatter commotion disruption disturbance flap foofaraw fracas furor fuss hobbleshaw hoo-ha hoo-hah hubbub hullabaloo hurly-burly kerfuffle mayhem merry hell outcry palaver pandemonium pother quarrel riot rowdydow ruckus rumpus shemozzle shindy splatterdash stir stooshie three-ring circus to-do tomfoolery trouble tumult turmoil unrest uproar upstir
衍生词
commotion lotion commotional
相关词
bedlam disorder - a disturbance of civic peace or of public order fight
部分词
din

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Proto-Italic *kommoweō?
Latin commoveō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin commōtiōnemder.
Middle French commocion
English commotion
From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.
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