enthusiasm
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 巨大的热情,热心
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←中古法语 enthousiasme
- 源自 ←晚期拉丁语 enthusiasmus
- 源自 ←古希腊语 ἐνθουσιασμός
词源说明
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”).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
- Something in which one is keenly interested.
- (obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy