- 1(言詞、態度的)激烈、強烈;有點「講得又急又衝」的感覺。書面語,日常口語不太用。常搭配否認、抗議、反對,帶一點「反應強得讓人意外」的暗示。
Vehemence is the force behind strong feeling when someone says or does something — the heat in their voice, the sharpness of the words, the sense that they really mean it and will not be moved. It is a noun, and it usually appears in phrases like 'with vehemence', 'the vehemence of his reply', 'surprised by her vehemence'.
Vehemence isVehemence指的是 the force behind strong feeling強烈情緒背後的那股力道—— when someone says or does something有人說話或做事時, the heat in their voice聲音裡的火氣、 the sharpness of the words用詞的尖銳、 the sense that they really mean it and will not be moved那種真心堅持、不會被動搖的感覺。 It is a noun這是個名詞, and it usually appears in phrases like通常出現在像 'with vehemence'「語氣激烈地」、 'the vehemence of his reply'「他回應的激烈程度」、 'surprised by her vehemence'「對她的激烈反應感到驚訝」這樣的片語裡。
Two things to notice. First, it is almost always about *disagreeing* or *denying* — you rarely read about the vehemence of someone's love, but often about the vehemence of a denial or a protest. Second, the writer is often commenting on the strength as slightly too much: 'the vehemence of his answer took everyone by surprise' hints that the room went quiet.
Two things兩件事 to notice值得注意。 First第一, it is almost always about它幾乎總是跟 disagreeing or denying不同意或否認有關—— you rarely read about the vehemence of someone's love你很少讀到某人的愛有多激烈, but often about the vehemence of a denial or a protest但常常讀到否認或抗議的激烈程度。 Second第二, the writer is often commenting on the strength as slightly too much作者常常在暗示這種強度有點過頭了: 'the vehemence of his answer took everyone by surprise'「他回答的激烈程度讓所有人都嚇了一跳」 hints that the room went quiet暗示現場一下子安靜下來。
It is a formal, written word — you would find it in a newspaper or a novel, not usually in conversation, where people say 'how strongly he felt' or 'how she said it'. Uncountable: no plural.
It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面用字—— you would find it in a newspaper or a novel你會在報紙或小說裡看到它, not usually in conversation通常不會出現在對話裡, where people say那裡人們會說 'how strongly he felt'「他感受有多強烈」 or 'how angrily she said it'或「她講話有多生氣」。 Uncountable不可數: no plural沒有複數形式。
core核心畫面
組成From Latin vehementia 'eagerness, force', from vehemens 'eager, forceful'. Scholars think vehemens may be built from ve- 'lacking' + mens 'mind' — that is, 'out of one's mind (with feeling)' — but this is a guess, not settled, so hold it loosely.
同家族的字
- vehementthe adjective; vehemence is its noun
- vehementlythe adverb from the same word
- mentalif the ve- + mens story is right, this shares the Latin mens 'mind' — but the origin is uncertain
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
vehemencenoun/ˈviːəmən(t)s/
- 1
An intense concentration, force or power.
- The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence.
- 2
A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
- His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence.
- This worrisome tendency was on display in recent weeks as Israelis reacted with striking vehemence to remarks by UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro.
- 3
Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.
- I could not wonder at the vehemence of her care, her very soul was tenderness […]
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