paroxysm
英 [ˈpær.ɒk.sɪ.zəm]
美 [ˈper.ək.sɪ.zəm]
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 ?