| 单词 | vehement |
| 释义 | vehement (once / 421 pages) adj You can use the adjective vehement to describe an extremely strong, powerful, or intense emotion or force. The teenager argued for a much later curfew in a vehement speech to her parents; her parents responded with an equally vehement “No way!” Vehement is from Latin and was originally applied to intense natural phenomena: pain, heat, wind, etc. It is now more commonly used for intense emotions or beliefs. With the adverb form, people can be vehemently in favor of something, but the more common usage is for people to be vehemently opposed to something. Many people, for example, are vehemently opposed to politicians they didn't vote for, other people spoiling the endings of movies or books, or someone else taking the last piece of chocolate. The stress is on the first syllable (VEE-uh-ment). WORD FAMILYvehement: vehemence, vehementer, vehemently+/vehemence: vehemences USAGE EXAMPLESBerger was a lifelong Marxist, a vehement critic of capitalism. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Puzder is a vehement critic of government regulation and staunch opponent of minimum wage laws and the Fight for $15 movement. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) A&E renamed the series “Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America” following a vehement backlash online. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) 1adj marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid vehement dislike Syn fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, violent intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 2adj characterized by great force or energy vehement deluges of rain vehement clapping a vehement defense Syn strong having strength or power greater than average or expected |
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