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单词 enthusiasm
释义 enthusiasm
 /en thooh"zee az'euhm/,  n.  
  1. absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  2. an occupation, activity, or pursuit in which such interest is shown: Hunting is his latest enthusiasm.
  3. any of various forms of extreme religious devotion, usually associated with intense emotionalism and a break with orthodoxy.
 [1570-80; < LL enthusiasmus < Gk enthousiasmós, equiv. to enthousí(a) possession by a god (énthous, var. of ÉNTHEOS having a god within, equiv. to en- EN-2 + -thous, -theos god-possessing + -ia Y3) + -asmos, var., after vowel stems, of -ismos -ISM]
 Syn. 1. eagerness, warmth, fervor, zeal, ardor, passion, devotion.
 Ant. 1. indifference.
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