| 单词 | frisson |
| 释义 | frisson (once / 43454 pages) n A frisson is a thrilling shiver. Some people love roller coasters so much that they feel a frisson of excitement just looking at one. You're just as likely to feel a frisson whether you're scared or excited; its meaning lies directly between thrill and fear. When you hear a scary sound in the basement late at night, and open the door to investigate, you might feel a frisson of fear as you start to descend the steps. The Latin root is frigere, "to be cold," and while a frisson is certainly shivery, its source is a thrill rather than a chill. WORD FAMILYfrisson: frissons USAGE EXAMPLESI felt a frisson of panic run though my body. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) IT’S common practice for companies to inject new products with a frisson of dare by naming them for gutsy pursuits or enticing destinations. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Near the entrance to “Frisson,” Carol Rubin’s show at the Washington Studio School, is a painting of two fighting dogs. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) n an almost pleasurable sensation of fright a frisson of surprise shot through him Syn|Hyper chill, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle fear, fearfulness, fright an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
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