effusive

IPA/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/
KK[ˈɛfjusɪv]IPA/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/

effusive — 形容詞

  • effusivepositive
  • more effusivecomparative
  • most effusivesuperlative

1. showing pleasure, praise, or welcome very openly, with emotion that can seem str

1.形容詞C1
釋義

熱情洋溢的

情感表達外露又熱烈的

showing pleasure, praise, or welcome very openly, with emotion that can seem stronger than the situation needs

例句

The restaurant owner was effusive in thanking Manuela for her kind review.

那家餐廳老闆熱情洋溢地感謝 Manuela 寫下那篇好評。

be effusive in thanking someone

Selim gave the team an effusive welcome when they landed in Izmir.

Selim 在團隊抵達 Izmir 時，給了大家一個熱情洋溢的歡迎。

collocation: effusive welcome

常見搭配
  • effusive praise
  • effusive thanks
  • effusive welcome
  • effusive apology
  • effusive letter
  • effusive message
  • be effusive about something
  • be effusive in one's praise
同義詞
  • enthusiastic

    more neutral and common, without the idea of overflowing emotion

  • gushing

    more informal and more strongly suggests excess

  • demonstrative

    often about showing affection through actions, not mainly praise or thanks

反義詞
  • restrained

    showing feelings in a controlled and limited way

  • reserved

    less willing to show emotion openly

文法句型

be effusive

effusive + noun

用法筆記

Often used with nouns such as 'praise', 'thanks', 'welcome', and 'apology', or after 'be' to describe the way someone speaks or writes. It usually suggests that the feeling is shown more strongly than normal, and can sound slightly excessive.

常見錯誤

The report was effusive and easy to read.
The report was effective and easy to read.
'effusive' describes strong emotional expression, not how well something works.

同根字

  • effusively
    副詞C2
  • effusiveness
    名詞C2
  • effuse
    動詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • effusive praise
  • effusive thanks
  • effusive welcome
  • effusive apology
  • effusive letter
  • effusive tribute

副詞搭配

  • almost effusive
  • openly effusive
  • positively effusive
  • surprisingly effusive

常用片語

  • be effusive about something
  • be effusive in one's praise
  • an effusive thank-you
  • an effusive welcome

介系詞搭配

  • effusive about
  • effusive in
  • effusive toward