paroxysm
['p?r?k's?z?m]
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
- 他突然猛咳了一阵。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a paroxysm of laughter
- 一阵狂笑
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.
- 他突然勃然大怒。
来自辞典例句
- 4. 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.
来自互联网
- 5. 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 ?
来自互联网