paroxysm

• n. （疾病周期性）发作；突发

来自希腊语paroxysmos,激怒，挑衅，发作，来自para-,在旁，在周围，oxys,锋利的，被刺中的，来自PIE*ak,尖，刺，词源同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.

他突然猛咳了一阵。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a paroxysm of laughter

一阵狂笑

来自《权威词典》

3. He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.

他突然勃然大怒。

来自辞典例句

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

由于危机事件具有突发性、破坏性等特点,从而增加了对其管理的难度.

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

我的心一阵发凉, 不知你又想 怎样 ?

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