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单词 tempestuous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tem•pes•tu•ous /tɛmˈpɛstʃuəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or relating to tempests:the tempestuous seas during the hurricane.
  2. full of argument, anger, commotion, or noise:a tempestuous meeting.
tem•pes•tu•ous•ly, adv. 
tem•pes•tu•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tem•pes•tu•ous  (tem pes′cho̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. characterized by or subject to tempests:the tempestuous ocean.
  2. of the nature of or resembling a tempest:a tempestuous wind.
  3. tumultuous;
    turbulent:a tempestuous period in history.
  • Late Latin tempestuōsus, derivative of tempestus, variant of tempestās tempest (see -ous); replacing earlier tempeste(u)ous, tempestious (see -eous, -ious)
  • 1500–10
tem•pes′tu•ous•ly, adv. 
tem•pes′tu•ous•ness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged violent, stormy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tempestuous /tɛmˈpɛstjʊəs/ adj
  1. of or relating to a tempest
  2. violent or stormy

temˈpestuously adv temˈpestuousness n
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