tumult

tumult

英 ['tjuːmʌlt]
　　美 ['tumʌlt]

n. 騷動；騷亂；吵鬧；激動

中文詞源：

tumult 騷亂，混亂

來自拉丁語 tumultus,混亂，騷亂，來自 tumere,腫脹，腫大，詞源同 tumid,tumescence.

例句：

1. He could hear a great tumult in the street.
他可以聽到街上巨大的喧鬧聲.

2. The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.
街上的喧嘩吵醒瞭屋子裡的每一個人.

3. The quarrel left her in a tumult.
她吵架後心煩意亂.

4. The tumult has subsided.
一場風波平息瞭.

5. The whole city was in tumult.
全城騷動.