ebullient

adjective
🔊/ɪˈbʌliənt/, 🔊/ɪˈbʊliənt/
🔊/ɪˈbʌliənt/, 🔊/ɪˈbʊliənt/
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  1. full of confidence, energy and good humour充满自信的;精力充沛的;热情洋溢的
    • The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood.首相兴致勃勃。🔊🔊
    • He was accompanied by an ebullient, talkative blonde.他陪伴着一个热情洋溢,健谈的金发女郎。
    • The ebullient Mr Clarke was not to be discouraged.信心十足的克拉克先生是不会气馁的。
    • She sounded as ebullient and happy as ever.她听起来一如既往的热情洋溢和快乐。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘boiling’): from Latin ebullient- ‘boiling up’, from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + bullire ‘to boil’.