passionate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pas·sion·ate BrE [ˈpæʃənət] NAmE [ˈpæʃənət] adjective
1. having or showing strong feelings of sexual love or of anger, etc
•to have a passionate nature
2. having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for sth or belief in sth
•a passionate interest in music
•a passionate defender of civil liberties
Derived Word: ↑passionately

Word Origin:
[passionate passionately] late Middle English (also in the senses ‘easily moved to passion’ and ‘enraged’): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion’, from passio (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati ‘suffer’.

Example Bank:
•He makes no secret of his passionate commitment to the nationalist cause.
•His guitar playing was passionate and extremely skilful.
•She is passionate about her work.
•She was a passionate defender of civil liberties.
•a passionate kiss/embrace/affair/lover
•a passionate speech/sincerity/attachment/belief/commitment/conviction
•a passionate supporter/defender of sth
•passionate love/feelings