passion
/ˈpæʃən/noun
1
- mass noun strong and barely controllable emotion热情, 激情：
a man of impetuous passion.
一个极易冲动的人。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- intense sexual love强烈的性爱：
their all-consuming passion for each other
他们彼此之间炽烈的爱
count noun she nurses a passion for Thomas.她对托马斯怀有强烈的爱。
1.3
- 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。
1.4
- count noun a thing arousing enthusiasm酷爱的事物：
modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill's.
现代家具是比尔的最爱。
2
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。
2.1
- a narrative of this from any of the Gospels福音书中耶稣基督受难的故事。
2.2
- 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。
派生词
passionless
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio（n-） (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati 'suffer'.