enthusiasm

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness. countable,uncountable
    — Try to curb your enthusiasm.
  2. Something in which one is keenly interested. countable,uncountable
    — My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
  3. Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy. countable,historical,obsolete,uncountable
    — The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.

词形变化

enthusiasms plural

词源

First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).
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