paroxysm

['pærək'sɪzəm]
  • n. (疾病周期性)发作;突发

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: paroxysms;

中文词源


paroxysm 突然发作,突发症

来自希腊语paroxysmos,激怒,挑衅,发作,来自para-,在旁,在周围,oxys,锋利的,被刺中的,来自PIE*ak,尖,刺,词源同oxygen,acrid.比喻用法。

英英释意


1. a sudden uncontrollable attack;
"a paroxysm of giggling"
"a fit of coughing"
"convulsions of laughter"

英文词源


paroxysm (n.)
"sudden attack, convulsion," early 15c., from Middle French paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from Medieval Latin paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Greek paroxysmos "irritation, exasperation," from paroxynein "to irritate, goad, provoke," from para- "beyond" (see para- (1)) + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested c. 1600. Related: Paroxysmal.

实用场景例句


paroxysms of hate
突然满腔仇恨

牛津词典

a paroxysm of laughter
一阵狂笑

牛津词典

He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.
他突然勃然大怒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a paroxysm of grief.
突然悲痛欲绝

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
他突然猛咳了一阵。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

VILLEFORT ROSE, half ashamed of being surprised in such a paroxysm of grief.
维尔福站起身来, 被人撞见他这样痛哭流涕,他感到有点难为情.

期刊摘选

He uniform did not upset his hips later his paroxysm incorporated his caboodle largely being.
他统一并不打乱了他臀部以后他发作成立为法团的很大程度上被他筛网.

期刊摘选

Unlike in late 2008 , however, investors now don acting out of a paroxysm of fear.
不过,现在的情况与2008年底不同, 投资者并非出于担忧而买进美国国债.

期刊摘选

The paroxysm and destructiveness of crisis incidents increase the difficulty in management.
由于危机事件具有突发性、破坏性等特点,从而增加了对其管理的难度.

期刊摘选

My heart paroxysm is cool, how to know you to think again?
我的心一阵发凉, 不知你又想 怎样 ?

期刊摘选

The smoking will biggest raise the cancer paroxysm outbreak rate.
吸烟会极大的提高癌症疾病的发病率.

期刊摘选

The rate of paroxysm AF transformed into perpetual AF or lasting AF was 24.2 %.
方法于2005年6~7月对在该院进行健康体检的老年人进行问卷调查、体格检查和心电图检查.

期刊摘选

For now, there will be a paroxysm of anger and mourning.
目前, 塞尔维亚人会悲痛和愤怒.

期刊摘选

The cloud of spectators followed, jesting , in a paroxysm of delight.
一大群观众, 乐到发狂, 嘴里胡言乱语,都跟着走.

期刊摘选

Beauchamp, who had watched with sincere pity the young man's paroxysm of grief, approached him.
波尚怀着深深的同情怜悯注视着这悲痛欲绝的青年, 走到他的身边.

期刊摘选

Had the poor man been apoplectic, he could never have recovered from his paroxysm of wrath.
说真话,这个老实人要是万一现在带着这股气劲中风晕过去了, 那他准不会再活过来了.

期刊摘选

He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.
他突然勃然大怒。

辞典例句

a paroxysm of laughter
一阵狂笑

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
他突然猛咳了一阵。

柯林斯例句