◙ noun 1. [mass noun] strong and barely controllable emotion • 热情,激情 »a man of impetuous passion. 一个极易冲动的人。 [count noun] a state or outburst of such emotion • 激情爆发 »oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion. 他渐渐变得慷慨激昂的演讲。 intense sexual love • 强烈的性欲 »their all-consuming passion for each other. 他们彼此之间强烈的色欲。 »[count noun] she nurses a passion for Thomas. 她对托马斯怀有强烈的情欲。 [count noun] an intense desire or enthusiasm for something • 极度喜爱,酷爱 »the English have a passion for gardens. 英国人对花园情有独钟。 [count noun] a thing arousing enthusiasm • 酷爱的事物 »modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill's. 比尔家对现代家具酷爱异常。 2. (the Passion)the suffering and death of Jesus • 耶稣受难 »meditations on the Passion of Christ. 对耶稣基督受难的沉思。 a narrative of this from any of the Gospels • 福音书中耶稣基督受难故事 a musical setting of any of these narratives • 受难曲 »an aria from Bach's St Matthew Passion. 巴赫所作马太福音受难曲中的一支咏叹调。
【派生】
♦ passionless adjective
【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati 'suffer'