late 14c., "fierce passion," from Old French furie, fuire "rage, frenzy" (14c.), from Latin furia "violent passion, rage, madness," from or related to furere "to rage, be mad," which is of uncertain origin. "Many etymologies have been proposed, but none is clearly the best" [de Vaan]. Romans used Furiæ to translate Greek Erinyes, the collective name for the avenging deities sent from Tartarus to punish criminals (in later accounts three in number and female). Hence, in English, figuratively, "an angry woman" (late 14c.).
权威例句
1. Newman fled barefoot as the cheated husband erupted in fury.
被戴绿帽的丈夫勃然大怒,纽曼吓得光着脚逃走了。
2. He was working himself up to a fury, his face reddening.
他勃然大怒,脸涨得通红。
3. He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself.
只有在那内心的愤怒充分表露的时候,他才令人信服。
4. A model of good manners, he has conquered any inward fury.
作为一个非常懂礼貌的人,他已经学会了克制内心的任何愤怒情绪。
5. Next, she disembowelled a melon with a quiet fury.
【resentment, fury, anger, indignation】
这组词都有“愤怒、生气”的意思,其区别是:
resentment: n.愤恨,怨恨,不满,是正式用语,尤指由于受侮辱或自尊心受到伤害后而产生的愤慨。
• There was a feeling of resentment in the office after everyone's pay was lowered. 大家的工资降低后,办公室里怨声载道。
fury: n.暴怒,大怒,程度较anger要强。
anger: n.气愤,生气,是一般用语。
• After their argument, he expressed his anger by punching the other man in the face. 争吵之后,他一拳打在那个人的脸上以发泄怒气。
indignation: n.义愤,尤其指出于道义上的激愤。
• general indignation at the sudden steep rise in bus fares 公共汽车票价突然猛增激起的公愤