passionate
“Passionate” 是一个形容词,用于描述人对某件事情或某个目标有非常强烈的感情或热情。例如,一位对音乐非常热衷的人可以被描述为 “passionate musician”。
- He’s very passionate about the project and could spend hours talking about it. (他对这个项目充满热情,可以花几个小时来谈论它。)
- Her passionate speech moved everyone in the room. (她充满激情的演讲感动了房间里的每一个人。)
- I’ve always known that I wanted to do something where I could be passionate about it. (我一直知道我想做一些我能对其充满热情的事情。)
“Passionate” 的词根是 “passion”, 源于拉丁词 “pati”,意为“受苦”,后来发展出“强烈的感情”或“热情”的意思。
“Passionate” 由词根 “passion-” 加上形容词后缀 “-ate” 组成。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”“Passionate” 是源于中世纪拉丁语,最早用来形容由痛苦或折磨引起的强烈情感,后来扩展到对事物的热爱和热情。
- 名词:Passion
- 副词:Passionately
- 名词复数:Passions
- 动词时态:Passionate(现在时);Passionated(过去时和过去分词);Passionating(现在分词)
将 “Passionate” 分解为 “Passion” 和 “-ate” 可以帮助记忆。想象一下,当你对某事 “ate” (吃) 很有 “passion” (热情), 你就是 “passionate”。
Mark is a passionate photographer. Every day, he journeys to capture the best landscapes. His passion infuses each of his snapshots. (马克是一位热情的摄影师。他每天都在寻找最好的风景,他的热情注入了他的每一张照片。)