Tempest
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n.暴风雨; 骚动
- ［英］ n.暴风雨 ( a violent storm) ; 骚动 ( tumult, uproar)
- ［记］ 分割记忆: tempe看作temper ( 脾气) +est -> 发大脾气 -> 暴风雨
- ［例］ a tempest of applause ( 暴风雨般的掌声)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Middle English tempeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas season, weather, storm, from tempus time
- Date: 13th century
- 1. a violent storm
- 2. tumult, uproar
II. transitive verb
- Date: 14th century
- to raise a tempest in or around
