paroxysm

英 [ˈpær.ɒk.sɪ.zəm]      美 [ˈper.ək.sɪ.zəm]
  • n. (疾病周期性)发作;突发
星级词汇:
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paroxysm 突然发作,突发症

来自希腊语paroxysmos,激怒,挑衅,发作,来自para-,在旁,在周围,oxys,锋利的,被刺中的,来自PIE*ak,尖,刺,词源同oxygen,acrid.比喻用法。

paroxysm (n.)
"sudden attack, convulsion," early 15c., from Middle French paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from Medieval Latin paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Greek paroxysmos "irritation, exasperation," from paroxynein "to irritate, goad, provoke," from para- "beyond" (see para- (1)) + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested c. 1600. Related: Paroxysmal.
1. He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
他突然猛咳了一阵。
2. a paroxysm of laughter
一阵狂笑
3. He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.
他突然勃然大怒。
4. The paroxysm and destructiveness of crisis incidents increase the difficulty in management.
由于危机事件具有突发性、破坏性等特点,从而增加了对其管理的难度.
5. My heart paroxysm is cool, how to know you to think again?
我的心一阵发凉, 不知你又想 怎样 ?

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