Impassioned



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 慷慨激昂的
• ［英］ adj. 慷慨激昂的 ( passionate; fiery; ardent)
• ［记］ im ( 进入) +passion ( 激情) +ed

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1603
• filled with passion or zeal ; showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
• Synonyms:
  • impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression <an impassioned plea for justice>. passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion<a passionate denunciation>. ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm<an ardent supporter of human rights>. fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal<fervent good wishes>. fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion<fervid love letters>. perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings<perfervid expressions of patriotism>.

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