- (formal)
full of extreme emotions synonym stormy激烈的;狂暴的;骚动的 a tempestuous relationship 冲突不断的关系
- (formal or literary)
caused by or affected by a violent storm synonym stormy狂风暴雨的;大风暴的 tempestuous seas 波涛汹涌的大海
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin tempestuosus, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.