When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
?? sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他發(fā)覺自己醒了過來，而且高度警覺。
近義：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 激情，熱情;熱心，愛好;熱戀;酷愛;
vt.&vi. [詩歌用語]表露強(qiáng)烈感情，顯示巨大熱情;
?? pass感情+ion名詞后綴 →熱情，激情
"That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion."
那女孩一發(fā)脾氣就跺腳.
近義：infatuation, inflaming, ardor, obsession, paroxysm, vehemence
反義：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 爆炸，炸裂;爆發(fā);擴(kuò)張，激增;（感情，尤指憤怒的）突然爆發(fā);
?? explo=explode爆炸+sion表名詞 → 發(fā)出很大聲音 → 爆炸
"It was, it seems, an explosion on a Soviet gas pipeline."
（然而）這似乎是，蘇聯(lián)的天然氣管道爆炸了。
近義：pop, bang, blast, blasting, blowout, blowup
adj. 給人印象深刻的，感人的;引人注目的;可觀的;顯赫;
?? im進(jìn)+press擠壓+ive形容詞后綴 →給人深刻印象的
"The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in photographs."
這棟大樓外觀雄偉，與照片中所見一模一樣。
近義：lurid, awesome, pompous, sensational, spectacular, stirring
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 暴力引起的;劇烈的，（風(fēng)，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的;感情強(qiáng)烈的;顏色強(qiáng)烈的;
?? violat-, viol- 表”傷害;暴力的”
"This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime."
這個(gè)市區(qū)已成為暴力犯罪的滋生地。
近義：hotheaded, impulsive, rash, rough, squally, stormy
反義：noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
prep. （表示位置）處在…中;（表示范圍）在…之內(nèi);（表示牽涉）經(jīng)過;（表示所屬）為…所特有;
?? among處在…中+st站立 → 在…之中
"He was sitting amongst a group of children, telling them a story."
他正坐在一群孩子中間講故事.
近義：twixt, between, betwixt, amid, amidst, among