| 单词 | passion |
| 释义 | passion n. 1. strong barely controllable emotion. 2. an outburst of anger (flew into a passion). 3. intense sexual love. 4. a strong enthusiasm (has a passion for football). b an object arousing this. 5. (the Passion) a Relig. the suffering of Christ during his last days. b a narrative of this from the Gospels. c a musical setting of any of these narratives. Phrases and idioms passion-flower any climbing plant of the genus Passiflora, with a flower that was supposed to suggest the instruments of the Crucifixion. passion-fruit the edible fruit of some species of passion-flower, esp. Passiflora edulis: also called GRANADILLA. passion-play a miracle play representing Christ's Passion. Passion Sunday the fifth Sunday in Lent. Passion Week 1. the week between Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday. 2. = Holy Week. Derivatives passionless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL passio -onis f. L pati pass- suffer |
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