paroxysm

• n. （疾病周期性）發作；突發

來自希臘語paroxysmos,激怒，挑釁，發作，來自para-,在旁，在周圍，oxys,鋒利的，被刺中的，來自PIE*ak,尖，刺，詞源同oxygen,acrid.比喻用法。

paroxysm (n.)

"sudden attack, convulsion," early 15c., from Middle French paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from Medieval Latin paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Greek paroxysmos "irritation, exasperation," from paroxynein "to irritate, goad, provoke," from para- "beyond" (see para- (1)) + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested c. 1600. Related: Paroxysmal.

1. He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.

他突然猛咳了一陣。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a paroxysm of laughter

一陣狂笑

來自《權威詞典》

3. He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.

他突然勃然大怒。

來自辭典例句

4. The paroxysm and destructiveness of crisis incidents increase the difficulty in management.

由於危機事件具有突發性、破壞性等特點,從而增加了對其管理的難度.

來自互聯網

5. My heart paroxysm is cool, how to know you to think again?

我的心一陣發涼, 不知你又想 怎樣 ?

來自互聯網