very strong feelings about something synonym enthusiasm热情;热忱;热诚;热烈 Extra ExamplesIts followers have lost their religious fervour. 追随者们失去了宗教热情。 The speech aroused nationalist fervour. 这个演讲唤起了民族主义者的热情。 their fervour for the cause 他们对这一事业的热情 They were fired by religious fervour. 他们充满了宗教狂热之情。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- evangelical
- moral
- …
- arouse
- lose
- with fervour
- fervour for
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin fervor, from fervere ‘to boil’. Compare with fervent and fervid.