ebullient

英 [ɪ'bʌljənt; -'bʊl-]美 [ɪ'bʌlɪənt]
  • adj. 热情洋溢的；沸腾的
低频词 畅通词汇

助记提示

1、e- "out" + bulli- + -ent.

中文词源

ebullient 热情的

e-, 向外，同ex-. -bull, 冒泡，同boil. 比喻热情的。

英文词源

ebullient (adj.)
1590s, "boiling," from Latin ebullientem (nominative ebulliens), present participle of ebullire "to boil over," literally or figuratively, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + bullire "to bubble" (see boil (v.)). Figurative sense of "enthusiastic" is first recorded 1660s.

双语例句

1. The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood.
首相兴致勃勃。
来自《权威词典》
2. He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.
他因小说获好评而兴高采烈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He is ebullient with enthusiasm.
他热情洋溢.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Camels and camelopards and an ebullient lion, all are vomitting water.
骆驼,长颈鹿,还有张牙舞爪的狮子, 全都在喷水.
来自辞典例句
5. She wrote the ebullient letter when she got back to her flat.
她一回到自己的寓所,就写了那封热情洋溢的信.
来自辞典例句