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单词 raptus
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raptus

[ rap-tuhs ]
/ ˈræp təs /

noun

a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.

Origin of raptus

1840–50; <Latin: a seizing, equivalent to rap(ere) to seize, abduct, rape1 + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby raptus

raptorial, rapture, raptured, rapture of the deep, rapturous, raptus, RAR, rara avis, rare, rarebit, rare book
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Example sentences from the Web for raptus

  • Give greetings to all, including the good Madame Councillor, and tell her that I still occasionally have a raptus.

    The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
  • When in this state of mind Madame von Breuning used to say that he was in his "raptus."

    Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond Spalding
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