enthuse

动词 v.
/ɛnˈθjuːz/|/ɪnˈθjuːz/    /ɛnˈθuz/|/ɪnˈθuz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To show enthusiasm. colloquial,intransitive
    — a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it
  2. To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic. humorous,proscribed,sometimes
    — The novelty of the film enthused the audience.

词形变化

enthuses present,singular,third-person enthusing participle,present enthused participle,past enthused past

词源

First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)
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