passion

passion
noun
  1. [mass noun]strong and barely controllable emotion
    热情，激情
    a man of impetuous passion.
    一个极易冲动的人。
    ■[count noun]a state or outburst of such emotion
    激情爆发
    oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion.
    他渐渐变得慷慨激昂的演讲。
    ■intense sexual love
    强烈的性欲
    their all-consuming passion for each other.
    他们彼此之间强烈的色欲。
    [count noun]she nurses a passion for Thomas.
    她对托马斯怀有强烈的情欲。
    ■[count noun]an intense desire or enthusiasm for something
    极度喜爱，酷爱
    the English have a passion for gardens.
    英国人对花园情有独钟。
    ■[count noun]a thing arousing enthusiasm
    酷爱的事物
    modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill's.
    比尔家对现代家具酷爱异常。
  2. (the Passion)the suffering and death of Jesus
    耶稣受难
    meditations on the Passion of Christ.
    对耶稣基督受难的沉思。
    ■a narrative of this from any of the Gospels
    福音书中耶稣基督受难故事
    ■a musical setting of any of these narratives
    受难曲
    an aria from Bach's St Matthew Passion.
    巴赫所作马太福音受难曲中的一支咏叹调。
派生
passionless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati 'suffer'
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