[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。
(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
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati 'suffer'