late 14c., from Late Latin tempestuosus "stormy, turbulent," from Latin tempestas "storm, commotion, time" (see tempest). The figurative sense is older in English; literal sense is from c. 1500. Related: Tempestuously; tempestuousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines.
有好多年,那對(duì)夫妻跌宕起伏的關(guān)系總是登上報(bào)紙頭條。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.