核心畫面

Picture someone talking about a thing they love: they lean forward, the words come faster, and they clearly want to be doing it right now. Enthusiasm is that lit-up energy — and the same word can point at the thing that lights them up.

可以想成:一個人講起自己喜歡的東西時,身體往前傾、話越講越快,看得出來他現在就想去做。enthusiasm 就是那股更多收起可以想成:一個人講起自己喜歡的東西時,身體往前傾、話越講越快,看得出來他現在就想去做。enthusiasm 就是那股被點亮的勁;同一個字也可以反過來指「點亮他的那樣東西」。

From the picture

讓人熱衷的那樣東西

把鏡頭從人的感覺移到對象本身:他熱衷的那件事、那個嗜好。因為指的是具體的事物,這個意思可數。

a keen interest · noun · B2

Whatever someone is very keen on, whether an activity, a sport, or a subject.

熱衷的事物;愛好

Also in this word

enthusiasm; eagerness · noun · B2

a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something, and a wish to take part in it.

熱情;熱忱

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

enthusiasmnoun/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/

  • 1

    An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.

    • Try to curb your enthusiasm.
    • They have a great enthusiasm for country music.
  • 2

    Something in which one is keenly interested.

    • My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
    • Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits; […]
  • 3

    obsoletehistoricalPossession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

    • The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。