tempestuous
英 [tem'pestj??s]
美[t?m'p?st?u?s]
- adj. 有暴风雨的；暴乱的；剧烈的
GRE
中文词源
tempestuous 狂暴的
来自 tempest,狂暴天气，暴风雨。
英文词源
- tempestuous (adj.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin tempestuosus "stormy, turbulent," from Latin tempestas "storm, commotion, time" (see tempest). The figurative sense is older in English; literal sense is from c. 1500. Related: Tempestuously; tempestuousness.
双语例句
- 1. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines.
- 有好多年，那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.
- 不管怎么说，那场婚姻还是维持了8个月，其间双方的关系一直很紧张。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She burst into a tempestuous fit of anger.
- 她勃然大怒.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. " Dark and tempestuous was night.
- “ 夜色深沉,狂风肆虐,暴雨倾盆.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- 5. She is in a tempestuous mood.
- 她心理很乱.
来自辞典例句