单词 | emotional |
释义 | emotional —emotionally, adv. /i moh"sheuh nl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions. 2. subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection. 3. appealing to the emotions: an emotional request for contributions. 4. showing or revealing very strong emotions: an emotional scene in a play. 5. actuated, effected, or determined by emotion rather than reason: An emotional decision is often a wrong decision. 6. governed by emotion: He is in a highly emotional state of mind. [1840-50; EMOTION + -AL1] Syn. 2. temperamental, effusive, demonstrative, sentimental. Ant. 2. undemonstrative, unsentimental, inexpressive. |
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