Definition of enthusiasm in English:

enthusiasm

nounɪnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)mɛnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)m

mass noun

1Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
热心，热忱，热情
her energy and enthusiasm for life
她的精力和生活热情。
few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders
很少有人对目前的领导人表现出兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her obvious enthusiasm for her subject certainly increased our afternoon's enjoyment.
- It also describes his great enthusiasm for everything his company made or did.
- She has been successful in large part because her enthusiasm for the hobby is contagious.
- Already it has commented on this newspaper's enthusiasm for the idea, and the endorsement of local MPs.
- All that boundless enthusiasm for a linear existence made me feel nauseous.
- Chen's enthusiasm for film came from the numerous movies she had seen in her childhood.
- Throw in the referendum and this adds to people's confusion and lack of enthusiasm for the vote.
- Young people showed little interest in past media and much enthusiasm for contemporary media.
- The teaching staff had shown great enthusiasm for the project, and this added to that of the students.
- He tries as hard as he can on the course, but given his lack of enthusiasm for the competition, that is not enough to produce his best golf.
- They chose teaching as a career because they loved their subject and wanted to share their enthusiasm with others.
- It's a display of loyalty and enthusiasm for a brand that is seen as fun, friendly and different.
- He said he had great personal enthusiasm for the project and praised the hard work that had gone into it.
- It was always hard then to create much interest or enthusiasm for it here in London.
- Can the party get out of its enthusiasm for the single currency if the public mood swings against it?
- At the time, the parish councillors expressed enthusiasm for the idea.
- In the course of her discussion she expressed her enthusiasm for taking this business.
- However, there is no doubting his enthusiasm for this little-known genre.
- Many have expressed enthusiasm for the kind of farming that the Limestone Country project will support.
- However, full awareness of this has not curbed people's enthusiasm for car purchases.
Synonyms
eagerness, keenness, ardour, fervour, warmth, passion, zeal, zealousness, zest, gusto, brio, pep, go, sap, liveliness, vivacity, vivaciousness, energy, verve, vigour, dynamism, vehemence, fire, excitement, exuberance, ebullience, spirit, avidity, avidness
wholeheartedness, commitment, willingness, readiness, devotion, devotedness, fanaticism, earnestness
informal oomph, zing, zip, zap, vim, get-up-and-go
rare fervency, ardency, passionateness
1. 1.1count noun Something that arouses enthusiasm.
  the three enthusiasms of his life were politics, religion, and books
  他一生中所热衷的三件事是：政治、宗教和书籍。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's very satisfying to be able to deal with the earliest of your enthusiasms, and Bix was a hero of mine from a very early age.
  Economist, writer, diplomat and public servant, he was also a collector with wide-ranging enthusiasms.
  Whether or not she actually buys women's magazines, she can't escape their sexual anxieties, enthusiasms, and obsessions.
  His other enthusiasms as a reader include John Steinbeck, James Baldwin and Somerset Maugham.
  As Ross described her various enthusiasms, the conversation of the surrounding diners provided a counterpoint of urban dismay and aspiration.
  He chose movie scripts profligately, appearing in lousy films just to earn money for his expensive enthusiasms.
  And the best compilations give you a direct line into somebody's head - their enthusiasms and obsessions.
  She was the daughter of a Protestant Italian liberal exile who loathed the Papacy as much as he loved Dante and mixed both enthusiasms in his view of Italian history.
  Railways, psychical research, and the combing of graveyards were other enthusiasms.
  Other various enthusiasms have included - fishing, badminton, cycling and going to the gym.
  Not all my enthusiasms have stood the test of time as thoroughly as O'Hara has.
  Not always very quickly - there is merit in taking one's time to build up a picture of usage and so avoid being misled by temporary enthusiasms and short-lived fashion.
  Mass enthusiasms of one kind or another are a given in any society, but why football and why this kind of football?
  Walking through this massive show, we see his enthusiasms feed into his art and gradually begin to understand how Van Gogh assimilates, using old masters to realise new ideas.
  It may be a special case of this, because it does not promote simply fringe enthusiasms like mid-winter surfing or steam railways.
  With the advent of rock and subsequent popular-music enthusiasms, the big bands were greatly reduced in number.
  Over the years there have been many enthusiasms.
  Do such pop culture enthusiasms as horror movies and fries seem unlikely for a globe-trotting chef?
  The town is another of his enthusiasms, but what is there to do there at night other than drinking, dining, gambling or checking over your ski gear?
  Jack had a way of romanticizing his enthusiasms.
  Synonyms
  interest, passion, obsession, fad, craze, mania, rage
  inclination, preference, penchant, predilection, fancy, impulse
  pastime, hobby, recreation, (leisure) pursuit, leisure activity, entertainment
  informal bug, thing
2derogatory, archaic Religious fervour supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body.
〈古，贬〉宗教狂热；神灵感应

Origin

Early 17th century (in sense 2): from French enthousiasme, or via late Latin from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous 'possessed by a god, inspired' (based on theos 'god').

The origin of enthusiasm is Greek enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired’, from theos ‘god’, which is the root of many words including atheist (mid 16th century), pantheon (Old English), and theology. Until relatively recently enthusiasm, enthusiast, and enthusiastic had stronger and less favourable meanings than they do today. Enthusiasm was originally, in the early 17th century, religious mania or divine inspiration, often involving ‘speaking in tongues’ and wild, uncontrollable behaviour. An enthusiast was a religious fanatic or fundamentalist, or a hypocrite pretending to be one. Over the next hundred years or so the force of enthusiasm and its related words weakened so that they arrived at something like our modern meanings.

Definition of enthusiasm in US English:

enthusiasm

noun

1Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
热心，热忱，热情
her energy and enthusiasm for life
她的精力和生活热情。
few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders
很少有人对目前的领导人表现出兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a display of loyalty and enthusiasm for a brand that is seen as fun, friendly and different.
- At the time, the parish councillors expressed enthusiasm for the idea.
- Can the party get out of its enthusiasm for the single currency if the public mood swings against it?
- Her obvious enthusiasm for her subject certainly increased our afternoon's enjoyment.
- It was always hard then to create much interest or enthusiasm for it here in London.
- All that boundless enthusiasm for a linear existence made me feel nauseous.
- Many have expressed enthusiasm for the kind of farming that the Limestone Country project will support.
- Already it has commented on this newspaper's enthusiasm for the idea, and the endorsement of local MPs.
- However, there is no doubting his enthusiasm for this little-known genre.
- He said he had great personal enthusiasm for the project and praised the hard work that had gone into it.
- Chen's enthusiasm for film came from the numerous movies she had seen in her childhood.
- Young people showed little interest in past media and much enthusiasm for contemporary media.
- The teaching staff had shown great enthusiasm for the project, and this added to that of the students.
- However, full awareness of this has not curbed people's enthusiasm for car purchases.
- It also describes his great enthusiasm for everything his company made or did.
- They chose teaching as a career because they loved their subject and wanted to share their enthusiasm with others.
- Throw in the referendum and this adds to people's confusion and lack of enthusiasm for the vote.
- He tries as hard as he can on the course, but given his lack of enthusiasm for the competition, that is not enough to produce his best golf.
- She has been successful in large part because her enthusiasm for the hobby is contagious.
- In the course of her discussion she expressed her enthusiasm for taking this business.
Synonyms
eagerness, keenness, ardour, fervour, warmth, passion, zeal, zealousness, zest, gusto, brio, pep, go, sap, liveliness, vivacity, vivaciousness, energy, verve, vigour, dynamism, vehemence, fire, excitement, exuberance, ebullience, spirit, avidity, avidness
1. 1.1 A thing that arouses feelings of intense and eager enjoyment.
  the three enthusiasms of his life were politics, religion, and books
  他一生中所热衷的三件事是：政治、宗教和书籍。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's very satisfying to be able to deal with the earliest of your enthusiasms, and Bix was a hero of mine from a very early age.
  Not all my enthusiasms have stood the test of time as thoroughly as O'Hara has.
  The town is another of his enthusiasms, but what is there to do there at night other than drinking, dining, gambling or checking over your ski gear?
  He chose movie scripts profligately, appearing in lousy films just to earn money for his expensive enthusiasms.
  His other enthusiasms as a reader include John Steinbeck, James Baldwin and Somerset Maugham.
  Not always very quickly - there is merit in taking one's time to build up a picture of usage and so avoid being misled by temporary enthusiasms and short-lived fashion.
  It may be a special case of this, because it does not promote simply fringe enthusiasms like mid-winter surfing or steam railways.
  Do such pop culture enthusiasms as horror movies and fries seem unlikely for a globe-trotting chef?
  Whether or not she actually buys women's magazines, she can't escape their sexual anxieties, enthusiasms, and obsessions.
  Walking through this massive show, we see his enthusiasms feed into his art and gradually begin to understand how Van Gogh assimilates, using old masters to realise new ideas.
  Other various enthusiasms have included - fishing, badminton, cycling and going to the gym.
  Railways, psychical research, and the combing of graveyards were other enthusiasms.
  With the advent of rock and subsequent popular-music enthusiasms, the big bands were greatly reduced in number.
  As Ross described her various enthusiasms, the conversation of the surrounding diners provided a counterpoint of urban dismay and aspiration.
  Mass enthusiasms of one kind or another are a given in any society, but why football and why this kind of football?
  Economist, writer, diplomat and public servant, he was also a collector with wide-ranging enthusiasms.
  And the best compilations give you a direct line into somebody's head - their enthusiasms and obsessions.
  Over the years there have been many enthusiasms.
  Jack had a way of romanticizing his enthusiasms.
  She was the daughter of a Protestant Italian liberal exile who loathed the Papacy as much as he loved Dante and mixed both enthusiasms in his view of Italian history.
  Synonyms
  interest, passion, obsession, fad, craze, mania, rage
2derogatory, archaic Religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body.
〈古，贬〉宗教狂热；神灵感应

Origin

Early 17th century (in enthusiasm (sense 2)): from French enthousiasme, or via late Latin from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired’ (based on theos ‘god’).

单词	enthusiasm
释义	Definition of enthusiasm in English: enthusiasm nounɪnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)mɛnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)m mass noun 1Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. 热心，热忱，热情 her energy and enthusiasm for life 她的精力和生活热情。 few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders 很少有人对目前的领导人表现出兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples Her obvious enthusiasm for her subject certainly increased our afternoon's enjoyment. It also describes his great enthusiasm for everything his company made or did. She has been successful in large part because her enthusiasm for the hobby is contagious. Already it has commented on this newspaper's enthusiasm for the idea, and the endorsement of local MPs. All that boundless enthusiasm for a linear existence made me feel nauseous. Chen's enthusiasm for film came from the numerous movies she had seen in her childhood. Throw in the referendum and this adds to people's confusion and lack of enthusiasm for the vote. Young people showed little interest in past media and much enthusiasm for contemporary media. The teaching staff had shown great enthusiasm for the project, and this added to that of the students. He tries as hard as he can on the course, but given his lack of enthusiasm for the competition, that is not enough to produce his best golf. They chose teaching as a career because they loved their subject and wanted to share their enthusiasm with others. It's a display of loyalty and enthusiasm for a brand that is seen as fun, friendly and different. He said he had great personal enthusiasm for the project and praised the hard work that had gone into it. It was always hard then to create much interest or enthusiasm for it here in London. Can the party get out of its enthusiasm for the single currency if the public mood swings against it? At the time, the parish councillors expressed enthusiasm for the idea. In the course of her discussion she expressed her enthusiasm for taking this business. However, there is no doubting his enthusiasm for this little-known genre. Many have expressed enthusiasm for the kind of farming that the Limestone Country project will support. However, full awareness of this has not curbed people's enthusiasm for car purchases. Synonyms eagerness, keenness, ardour, fervour, warmth, passion, zeal, zealousness, zest, gusto, brio, pep, go, sap, liveliness, vivacity, vivaciousness, energy, verve, vigour, dynamism, vehemence, fire, excitement, exuberance, ebullience, spirit, avidity, avidness wholeheartedness, commitment, willingness, readiness, devotion, devotedness, fanaticism, earnestness informal oomph, zing, zip, zap, vim, get-up-and-go rare fervency, ardency, passionateness 1.1count noun Something that arouses enthusiasm. the three enthusiasms of his life were politics, religion, and books 他一生中所热衷的三件事是：政治、宗教和书籍。 Example sentencesExamples It's very satisfying to be able to deal with the earliest of your enthusiasms, and Bix was a hero of mine from a very early age. Economist, writer, diplomat and public servant, he was also a collector with wide-ranging enthusiasms. Whether or not she actually buys women's magazines, she can't escape their sexual anxieties, enthusiasms, and obsessions. His other enthusiasms as a reader include John Steinbeck, James Baldwin and Somerset Maugham. As Ross described her various enthusiasms, the conversation of the surrounding diners provided a counterpoint of urban dismay and aspiration. He chose movie scripts profligately, appearing in lousy films just to earn money for his expensive enthusiasms. And the best compilations give you a direct line into somebody's head - their enthusiasms and obsessions. She was the daughter of a Protestant Italian liberal exile who loathed the Papacy as much as he loved Dante and mixed both enthusiasms in his view of Italian history. Railways, psychical research, and the combing of graveyards were other enthusiasms. Other various enthusiasms have included - fishing, badminton, cycling and going to the gym. Not all my enthusiasms have stood the test of time as thoroughly as O'Hara has. Not always very quickly - there is merit in taking one's time to build up a picture of usage and so avoid being misled by temporary enthusiasms and short-lived fashion. Mass enthusiasms of one kind or another are a given in any society, but why football and why this kind of football? Walking through this massive show, we see his enthusiasms feed into his art and gradually begin to understand how Van Gogh assimilates, using old masters to realise new ideas. It may be a special case of this, because it does not promote simply fringe enthusiasms like mid-winter surfing or steam railways. With the advent of rock and subsequent popular-music enthusiasms, the big bands were greatly reduced in number. Over the years there have been many enthusiasms. Do such pop culture enthusiasms as horror movies and fries seem unlikely for a globe-trotting chef? The town is another of his enthusiasms, but what is there to do there at night other than drinking, dining, gambling or checking over your ski gear? Jack had a way of romanticizing his enthusiasms. Synonyms interest, passion, obsession, fad, craze, mania, rage inclination, preference, penchant, predilection, fancy, impulse pastime, hobby, recreation, (leisure) pursuit, leisure activity, entertainment informal bug, thing 2derogatory, archaic Religious fervour supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body. 〈古，贬〉宗教狂热；神灵感应 Origin Early 17th century (in sense 2): from French enthousiasme, or via late Latin from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous 'possessed by a god, inspired' (based on theos 'god'). The origin of enthusiasm is Greek enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired’, from theos ‘god’, which is the root of many words including atheist (mid 16th century), pantheon (Old English), and theology. Until relatively recently enthusiasm, enthusiast, and enthusiastic had stronger and less favourable meanings than they do today. Enthusiasm was originally, in the early 17th century, religious mania or divine inspiration, often involving ‘speaking in tongues’ and wild, uncontrollable behaviour. An enthusiast was a religious fanatic or fundamentalist, or a hypocrite pretending to be one. Over the next hundred years or so the force of enthusiasm and its related words weakened so that they arrived at something like our modern meanings. Definition of enthusiasm in US English: enthusiasm noun 1Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. 热心，热忱，热情 her energy and enthusiasm for life 她的精力和生活热情。 few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders 很少有人对目前的领导人表现出兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples It's a display of loyalty and enthusiasm for a brand that is seen as fun, friendly and different. At the time, the parish councillors expressed enthusiasm for the idea. Can the party get out of its enthusiasm for the single currency if the public mood swings against it? Her obvious enthusiasm for her subject certainly increased our afternoon's enjoyment. It was always hard then to create much interest or enthusiasm for it here in London. All that boundless enthusiasm for a linear existence made me feel nauseous. Many have expressed enthusiasm for the kind of farming that the Limestone Country project will support. Already it has commented on this newspaper's enthusiasm for the idea, and the endorsement of local MPs. However, there is no doubting his enthusiasm for this little-known genre. He said he had great personal enthusiasm for the project and praised the hard work that had gone into it. Chen's enthusiasm for film came from the numerous movies she had seen in her childhood. Young people showed little interest in past media and much enthusiasm for contemporary media. The teaching staff had shown great enthusiasm for the project, and this added to that of the students. However, full awareness of this has not curbed people's enthusiasm for car purchases. It also describes his great enthusiasm for everything his company made or did. They chose teaching as a career because they loved their subject and wanted to share their enthusiasm with others. Throw in the referendum and this adds to people's confusion and lack of enthusiasm for the vote. He tries as hard as he can on the course, but given his lack of enthusiasm for the competition, that is not enough to produce his best golf. She has been successful in large part because her enthusiasm for the hobby is contagious. In the course of her discussion she expressed her enthusiasm for taking this business. Synonyms eagerness, keenness, ardour, fervour, warmth, passion, zeal, zealousness, zest, gusto, brio, pep, go, sap, liveliness, vivacity, vivaciousness, energy, verve, vigour, dynamism, vehemence, fire, excitement, exuberance, ebullience, spirit, avidity, avidness 1.1 A thing that arouses feelings of intense and eager enjoyment. the three enthusiasms of his life were politics, religion, and books 他一生中所热衷的三件事是：政治、宗教和书籍。 Example sentencesExamples It's very satisfying to be able to deal with the earliest of your enthusiasms, and Bix was a hero of mine from a very early age. Not all my enthusiasms have stood the test of time as thoroughly as O'Hara has. The town is another of his enthusiasms, but what is there to do there at night other than drinking, dining, gambling or checking over your ski gear? He chose movie scripts profligately, appearing in lousy films just to earn money for his expensive enthusiasms. His other enthusiasms as a reader include John Steinbeck, James Baldwin and Somerset Maugham. Not always very quickly - there is merit in taking one's time to build up a picture of usage and so avoid being misled by temporary enthusiasms and short-lived fashion. It may be a special case of this, because it does not promote simply fringe enthusiasms like mid-winter surfing or steam railways. Do such pop culture enthusiasms as horror movies and fries seem unlikely for a globe-trotting chef? Whether or not she actually buys women's magazines, she can't escape their sexual anxieties, enthusiasms, and obsessions. Walking through this massive show, we see his enthusiasms feed into his art and gradually begin to understand how Van Gogh assimilates, using old masters to realise new ideas. Other various enthusiasms have included - fishing, badminton, cycling and going to the gym. Railways, psychical research, and the combing of graveyards were other enthusiasms. With the advent of rock and subsequent popular-music enthusiasms, the big bands were greatly reduced in number. As Ross described her various enthusiasms, the conversation of the surrounding diners provided a counterpoint of urban dismay and aspiration. Mass enthusiasms of one kind or another are a given in any society, but why football and why this kind of football? Economist, writer, diplomat and public servant, he was also a collector with wide-ranging enthusiasms. And the best compilations give you a direct line into somebody's head - their enthusiasms and obsessions. Over the years there have been many enthusiasms. Jack had a way of romanticizing his enthusiasms. She was the daughter of a Protestant Italian liberal exile who loathed the Papacy as much as he loved Dante and mixed both enthusiasms in his view of Italian history. Synonyms interest, passion, obsession, fad, craze, mania, rage 2derogatory, archaic Religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body. 〈古，贬〉宗教狂热；神灵感应 Origin Early 17th century (in enthusiasm (sense 2)): from French enthousiasme, or via late Latin from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired’ (based on theos ‘god’).
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