tempestuous的意思

tempestuous

英式音标[tɛm'pɛstʃuəs]
美式英标[tem'pestjʊəs]

基本解释

adj. 有暴风雨的；暴乱的；剧烈的

中文词源

tempestuous 狂暴的

来自 tempest,狂暴天气，暴风雨。

英文词源

tempestuous (adj.): late 14c., from Late Latin tempestuosus "stormy, turbulent," from Latin tempestas "storm, commotion, time" (see tempest). The figurative sense is older in English; literal sense is from c. 1500. Related: Tempestuously; tempestuousness.

实用例句

1. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines.: 有好多年，那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。

2. Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.: 不管怎么说，那场婚姻还是维持了8个月，其间双方的关系一直很紧张。

3. She burst into a tempestuous fit of anger.: 她勃然大怒.

4. " Dark and tempestuous was night.: “ 夜色深沉,狂风肆虐,暴雨倾盆.

5. She is in a tempestuous mood.: 她心理很乱.

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