fervent: [14] Fervent comes from the present participle of Latin fervēre ‘boil’. This verb also produced English effervescent [17] and comfrey [15], a plant-name which means literally ‘boil together’, and moreover its derivative fermentum led to English ferment [14]. It goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *bhreu- or *bhru-, from which English also gets brew, broth, and fry, and possibly bread and burn. => brew, broth, comfrey, effervescent, ferment, fry
fervent (adj.)
mid-14c., from Old French fervent "fervent, ardent" (12c.), from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreuə- "to boil, bubble" (see brew (v.)). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c. 1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.
实用例句
1. It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.
那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论.
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2. Could you tell her so for me, with my fervent acknowledgments?'
你能把我这话向她转达么? 还有,对她的一片苦心我也衷心感谢.”
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3. She kept moving her lips in silent fervent prayer.
她不停地蠕动着双唇热诚地默默祈祷着.
来自辞典例句
4. That night Romilayu's praying was more fervent than ever.
当天晚上,罗米拉尤的祷告比以往更加虔诚.
来自辞典例句
5. He was always enthusiastic and fervent in religious devotion.
