Fervid is a close cousin of fervent, but the usual shade is that the feeling is too strong.

Fervid is a close cousin of ferventFervid是fervent的近親, but the usual shade is不過通常帶的那層意思是 that the feeling is too strong感覺太過強烈了。

A fervid speech may sound over-the-top. A fervid fan may leave no room for doubt, or for anyone else to talk.

A fervid speech一場fervid的演講 may sound over-the-top可能聽起來太誇張。A fervid fan一個fervid的粉絲 may leave no room for doubt可能不容任何懷疑的餘地, or for anyone else to talk也不讓別人有機會說話。

It is a bookish word: you will read it more than you will hear it at the shops. If fervent is a sincere fire, fervid is that fire burning a bit too bright.

It is a bookish word它是個偏書面的字: you will read it more than you will hear it at the shops你在書裡讀到它的機會，比在商店裡聽到它的機會多。If fervent is a sincere fire如果說fervent是一團真誠的火, fervid is that fire burning a bit too bright那fervid就是那團火燒得有點太旺。

Though actually, not every writer draws the line this sharply; some use the two words almost the same way.

Though actually不過實際上, not every writer draws the line this sharply不是每個作家都把這條界線畫得這麼清楚; some use the two words almost the same way有些人幾乎把這兩個字當成一樣的在用。

If you need one word for ordinary English, fervent is the one people know. Keep fervid for writing, and for the times you want a hint of “this is a lot.”

If you need one word for ordinary English如果你在日常英語裡只需要一個字, fervent is the one people know那大家熟悉的是fervent。Keep fervid for writing把fervid留給書面文字, and for the times you want a hint of "this is a lot"以及你想帶點「這也太超過了」味道的時候。