fervor
/ˈfər-vər/ (ame, mw)
fervor — noun
1. very strong feeling that shows itself openly in someone's words, support, or act
very strong feeling that shows itself openly in someone's words, support, or actions.
Roya spoke with fervor about keeping the village library open.
speak with fervor about + cause
Thousands sang the anthem with fervor before the final match began.
with fervor after public act
Caio's fervor for clean beaches led him to organize weekend trash walks.
The young monk answered each question with quiet fervor during the temple class.
- passion
broader and often more personal or emotional
- zeal
stresses eager, active commitment to a cause
- enthusiasm
more common and usually less intense or formal
- apathy
shows no interest or emotional energy
- indifference
suggests a lack of concern rather than warm commitment
文法句型
with fervor
fervor for + cause/activity
speak/sing/work + with fervor
用法筆記
Often appears with causes, beliefs, religion, or public support, and it usually suggests deep sincerity rather than brief excitement. In everyday conversation, people more often choose 'enthusiasm' or 'passion'.
常見錯誤
2. great heat, especially in older or literary writing.
great heat, especially in older or literary writing.
By noon, the courtyard stones cracked in the fervor of the desert sun.
the fervor of + sun
Workers rested at noon because the day's fervor made the tin roof unbearable.
the day's fervor
Even after sunset, the kitchen held the fervor of the brick oven.
In the poem, the wheat bends under the fervor of late August.
- heat
the normal everyday word without literary color
- blaze
stronger and often linked to burning light or fire
- scorching heat
plain phrase that stresses painful temperature
- coolness
a lower, more comfortable temperature
文法句型
the fervor of + sun/day/summer
in the fervor of + heat
用法筆記
This sense is rare and mostly appears in literary descriptions of weather, fire, or stored heat. Modern everyday English usually says 'heat' or 'intense heat' instead.