fervent

词源同brew, 蒸煮，酝酿。引申词义发热的，热情的。

fervent

fervent: [14] Fervent comes from the present participle of Latin fervēre ‘boil’. This verb also produced English effervescent [17] and comfrey [15], a plant-name which means literally ‘boil together’, and moreover its derivative fermentum led to English ferment [14]. It goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *bhreu- or *bhru-, from which English also gets brew, broth, and fry, and possibly bread and burn.
=> brew, broth, comfrey, effervescent, ferment, fry

fervent (adj.)

mid-14c., from Old French fervent "fervent, ardent" (12c.), from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreuə- "to boil, bubble" (see brew (v.)). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c. 1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.

1. It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.

那是一场引发强烈的*道德争论的辩论.

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2. Could you tell her so for me, with my fervent acknowledgments?'

你能把我这话向她转达么? 还有,对她的一片苦心我也衷心感谢.”

来自英汉文学 - 双城记

3. She kept moving her lips in silent fervent prayer.

她不停地蠕动着双唇热诚地默默祈祷着.

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4. That night Romilayu's praying was more fervent than ever.

当天晚上,罗米拉尤的祷告比以往更加*.

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5. He was always enthusiastic and fervent in religious devotion.

他的宗教信仰一直是热忱的,强烈的.

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