中文词源
zeal 热情，狂热
来自希腊语zelos,羡慕，竞争，热情，激情，来自PIE*ya,寻求，渴望，词源同jealous.
英语词源
- zeal
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zeal: [14] Zeal is closely related to jealousy. It comes via late Latin zēlus from Greek zélos ‘fervour, jealousy’. The medieval Latin derivative zēlōsus has left English a double legacy: zealous [16] and (via Old French) jealous.
=> jealous - zeal (n.)
- "passionate ardor in pursuit of an objective or course of action," late 14c., from Old French zel (Modern French zèle) and directly from Late Latin zelus "zeal, emulation" (source also of Italian zelo, Spanish celo), a Church word, from Greek zelos "ardor, eager rivalry, emulation," "a noble passion" [Liddell & Scott], but also "jealousy;" prom PIE *ya- "to seek, request, desire." From mid-15c. as "devotion."
权威例句
- 1. Mr Lopez approached his task with a religious zeal.
- 洛佩斯先生以宗教般的热诚对待工作。
- 2. His reforming zeal was boundless.
- 他对于改革热情无限。
- 3. The reforms were carried out with an almost messianic zeal.
- 改革是以极大的热情进行的。
- 4. Revolutionary zeal caught them up, and they joined the army.
- 革命热情激励他们, 于是他们从军了.
- 5. They worked with great zeal to finish the project.
- 他们热情高涨地工作,以期完成这个项目.
词语辨析
【enthusiasm, zeal】
这组词都有“热情”的意思，其区别是：
enthusiasm: 侧重指比较理智的热情，如对人对事的钦佩或为了事业或目的等所表现出的追求与忠诚
zeal: 通常指为实现向往的事业或为达到所追求的目标而积极投身到实践活动中所表现出来的热情。
这组词都有“热情”的意思，其区别是：
enthusiasm: 侧重指比较理智的热情，如对人对事的钦佩或为了事业或目的等所表现出的追求与忠诚
zeal: 通常指为实现向往的事业或为达到所追求的目标而积极投身到实践活动中所表现出来的热情。