tumult

/ˈtjuːmʌlt/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈuməlt] /ˈtuːmʌlt/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈuməlt] /ˈtü-ˌməlt How to pronounce tumult (audio) ˈtyü- also ˈtə-/ (ame, mw)

tumult — 名詞

  • tumultsingular
  • tumultsplural

1. a loud and disorderly scene where people shout, push, or react all at once, or a

1.名詞C2
釋義

騷動

吵鬧又失序的局面

a loud and disorderly scene where people shout, push, or react all at once, or a broader time of public unrest that feels difficult to control.

例句

Police pushed through the tumult outside the stadium gates.

警方穿過體育場大門外的騷動人群。

tumult around a crowded public place

After the mayor's speech, the hall dissolved into tumult.

市長演說後，整個大廳陷入一片騷動。

dissolve into tumult after a public event

同義詞
  • uproar

    stresses loud protest or angry reaction more strongly

  • commotion

    more everyday and often milder than tumult

  • chaos

    focuses on lack of order, not necessarily on noise

反義詞
  • calm

    suggests peace and steady control instead of noise

  • order

    emphasizes organized movement and clear control

文法句型

amid the tumult

tumult outside the stadium

the tumult died down

用法筆記

Usually refers to a crowd, a public event, or a period of social disorder. It often appears after prepositions such as 'in' and 'amid' when the noise and confusion surround someone.

2. a disturbed state where someone's mind or emotions feel upset, tangled, and unab

2.名詞C2
釋義

心緒紛亂

思想或情緒一片混亂

a disturbed state where someone's mind or emotions feel upset, tangled, and unable to settle.

例句

After reading the letter, Ayesha sat in silent tumult for hours.

讀完那封信後，Ayesha 在心緒紛亂中靜坐了好幾個小時。

silent tumult for inner emotional disturbance

Quinn felt inner tumult as both parents waited for an answer.

雙親都在等答案時，Quinn 感到一陣心緒紛亂。

inner tumult in a pressured family moment

同義詞
  • turmoil

    more common for emotional or social disturbance

  • agitation

    stresses nervous excitement or upset more directly

  • confusion

    broader and can be less emotionally intense

反義詞
  • peace

    suggests inward quiet and emotional rest

  • clarity

    focuses on settled thoughts rather than mixed feelings

文法句型

inner tumult

tumult in her mind

live in tumult

用法筆記

This sense is more literary than everyday and is often used for deep emotional confusion rather than brief worry. Distinguish it from sense 1, which describes disorder around people rather than disturbance inside one person.