ebullient

• adj.熱狂的; 煮えたぎる

e-, ex-と同じ。 -bull、泡立つ、boilと同じ。 enthusiasticの比喩。

ebullient (adj.)

1590s, "boiling," from Latin ebullientem (nominative ebulliens), present participle of ebullire "to boil over," literally or figuratively, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + bullire "to bubble" (see boil (v.)). Figurative sense of "enthusiastic" is first recorded 1660s.

1. The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood.

首相は興味津々だ。

2.He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.

彼は小説が好評で喜んでいる。

3.He is ebullient with enthusiasm.

彼は情熱的だ。

4.Camels and camelopards and an ebullient lion，all are vomitting water.

ラクダ、キリン、そして牙をむいたライオンが、すべて水を噴いている。

5.She wrote the ebullient letter when she got back to her flat.

彼女は自分のアパートに帰ると、情熱的な手紙を書いた。