Vehement describes speech, feelings or actions that come out with great force — a vehement denial, vehement opposition, a vehement critic. The person is not merely of that opinion; they push it hard and will not back down.

Vehement describes Vehement用來形容 speech, feelings or actions言語情緒或行動 that come out with great force用很強的力道表現出來的 a vehement denial強烈的否認 vehement opposition強烈的反對 a vehement critic一個言辭激烈的批評者 The person is not merely of that opinion這個人不只是抱持那個意見而已 they push it hard他們會用力地堅持 and will not back down而且絕不退讓

It is a formal word, mostly written, and it goes most naturally in front of nouns of *saying* and *opposing*: denial, protest, objection, criticism, opposition, attack. You can also say a person is vehement about something.

It is a formal word它是個正式的詞 mostly written大多用在書面 and it goes most naturally而且最自然會出現在 in front of nouns of *saying* and *opposing*表示說和反對的名詞前面 denial否認 protest抗議 objection反對意見 criticism批評 opposition反對 attack攻擊 You can also say你也可以說 a person is vehement about something某人對某件事很vehement

Notice that it leans negative in the sense that it is used far more for being against than for being for; 'vehement support' exists but is much rarer than 'vehement opposition'. It is not the same as 'angry' — a vehement person may be perfectly controlled, just immovable.

Notice that要注意 it leans negative它偏向負面用法 in the sense that意思是 it is used far more for being against than for being for用在反對上遠比用在支持上多得多 'vehement support' exists 'vehement support'也存在 but is much rarer than 'vehement opposition'但比'vehement opposition'少見得多 It is not the same as 'angry' 它跟'angry'不一樣 a vehement person一個vehement的人 may be perfectly controlled可能完全冷靜自持 just immovable只是絕不動搖

Writers often use it with a slight raised eyebrow, suggesting the reaction was stronger than expected.

Writers often use it作家常常用這個詞時 with a slight raised eyebrow帶著一點點挑眉的意味 suggesting暗示 the reaction was stronger than expected這個反應比預期的還要強烈

Pronunciation catches people out: it is VEE-uh-muhnt, three syllables, and the h is silent.

Pronunciation catches people out發音容易讓人出錯 it is VEE-uh-muhnt它唸作VEE-uh-muhnt three syllables三個音節 and the h is silent而且h不發音