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passional

UK/'pæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/US/'pæʃәnәl/
A2

Definitions

adj.

Characterized by or relating to strong passion or emotion

充满激情的;与强烈情感有关的

n.

A book recounting the sufferings of Christian martyrs and saints

殉道者受难录(记述基督教殉道者与圣徒受难的书)

Root Breakdown

Native English
passionfeel, suffer, experience; (in compounds) disease
+
-alrelating to, having the nature of
=passional

From passion (← Latin pati, to suffer/feel) + -al. Relating to passion — or, as a noun, a record of martyrs' suffering.

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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The poem builds to a passional intensity in its final stanza.

  • 2.

    The medieval passional described each saint's martyrdom in vivid detail.

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