ebullient
/ɪˈbʌljənt/adjective
1
- cheerful and full of energy兴高采烈的; 奔放的, 活力四射的:
she sounded ebullient and happy.
她听起来兴高采烈、心情愉快。
2
- archaic or poetic/literary (of liquid or matter) boiling or agitated as if boiling〈古或诗/文〉(液体, 物质)沸腾的, 翻滚的:
misted and ebullient seas.
雾蒙蒙汹涌的海洋。
派生词
ebullience
nounebulliently
adverb词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'boiling'): from Latin ebullient 'boiling up', from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + bullire 'to boil'.