tumult
英['tju?m?lt]
美['tum?lt]
英英釋義實用場景例句
- n. 騷動；騷亂；吵鬧；激動
詞態變化
復數:?tumults;
助記提示
1. tumor => tum- "to be excited, swell" => tumult.
中文詞源
tumult 騷亂，混亂
來自拉丁語 tumultus,混亂，騷亂，來自 tumere,腫脹，腫大，詞源同 tumid,tumescence.
英文詞源
- tumult (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French tumult (12c.), from Latin tumultus "commotion, bustle, uproar, disorder, disturbance," related to tumere "to be excited, swell" (see tumid).
雙語例句
- 1. He could hear a great tumult in the street.
- 他可以聽到街上巨大的喧鬧聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.
- 街上的喧嘩吵醒了屋子里的每一個人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The quarrel left her in a tumult.
- 她吵架后心煩意亂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The tumult has subsided.
- 一場風波平息了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The whole city was in tumult.
- 全城騷動.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》