/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/
形容词,意为"热情洋溢的、过分表露感情的",用来形容一个人在表达情感、赞美或感激时非常热烈、毫不保留,有时甚至显得过于夸张。
She was effusive in her thanks, hugging everyone in the room.
她热情洋溢地表达感谢,拥抱了房间里的每一个人。
The critic's effusive praise of the novel surprised the modest author, who had never expected such an overwhelmingly positive response.
评论家对这部小说热情洋溢的赞美让谦逊的作者感到意外,他从未预料到会收到如此压倒性的正面回应。
源自拉丁语 effundere,意为"倾泻、流出",由 **ex-**(向外)和 fundere(倾倒)组成。最初用于描述液体的溢出,后来引申为情感的"倾泻而出",用来形容感情表达过于充沛、不加抑制的状态。该词在17世纪进入英语。