fervent /ˈfɜːvənt/
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外刊例句
Solar power is the really spectacular achiever, outstripping the expectations of its most fervent boosters. Ramez Naam, a bullish solar investor, recently recalibrated his expectations to foresee a future of “insanely cheap” solar power. By 2030, he reckons, in sunny parts of the world, building large new solar installations from scratch will be a cheaper way of getting electricity than operating fully depreciated fossil-fuel plants, let alone building new ones.
太阳能是真正引人注目的成就,超出了最狂热的支持者的期望。乐观的太阳能投资者Ramez Naam最近重新调整了他的预期,认为未来将是“极其便宜”的太阳能。他估计,到2030年,在世界上阳光充足的地区,从零开始建造新的大型太阳能装置将比运营完全贬值的化石燃料工厂更便宜,更不用说建造新的了。
——《经济学人》 基本释义
A fervent person has or shows strong feelings about something, and is very sincere and enthusiastic about it.
adj. 热情的;热诚的
追根溯源
单词fervent里的词根ferv来自拉丁语fervēre,表示“热,沸腾”,所以,在英语里包含ferv的单词,多与此相关:
fervor n. 热烈;热情
fervid adj. 热情的;热烈的
perfervid adj. 非常热心的;极其热烈的
影视例句
在美剧《生活大爆炸》中,Sheldon的仰慕者Ramona劝Sheldon不要分心,一心放在科学上,对话中就用到了fervent这个单词:
Ramona: Didn"t a great man once say, "science demands nothing less than the fervent and unconditional dedication of our entire lives"?
Sheldon: He did.
Ramona: And who was that great man?
Sheldon: Me.
-不是有个伟大的人曾经说过“为科学别无所求,为科学执着追求,为科学无条件奉献”吗?
-是有人说过。
-那么那个伟大的人是谁呢?
-是我。