paroxysm
['p?r?k's?z?m]
- n. （疾病周期性）發(fā)作；突發(fā)
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?paroxysms;
中文詞源
paroxysm 突然發(fā)作，突發(fā)癥
來(lái)自希臘語(yǔ)paroxysmos,激怒，挑釁，發(fā)作，來(lái)自para-,在旁，在周?chē)?，oxys,鋒利的，被刺中的，來(lái)自PIE*ak,尖，刺，詞源同oxygen,acrid.比喻用法。
英文詞源
- paroxysm (n.)
- "sudden attack, convulsion," early 15c., from Middle French paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from Medieval Latin paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Greek paroxysmos "irritation, exasperation," from paroxynein "to irritate, goad, provoke," from para- "beyond" (see para- (1)) + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested c. 1600. Related: Paroxysmal.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
- 他突然猛咳了一陣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. a paroxysm of laughter
- 一陣狂笑
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.
- 他突然勃然大怒。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The paroxysm and destructiveness of crisis incidents increase the difficulty in management.
- 由于危機(jī)事件具有突發(fā)性、破壞性等特點(diǎn),從而增加了對(duì)其管理的難度.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. My heart paroxysm is cool, how to know you to think again?
- 我的心一陣發(fā)涼, 不知你又想 怎樣 ?
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)