commotion

名词 commotion:

1. a disorderly outburst or tumult
   同义词：disturbance, disruption, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
2. the act of making a noisy disturbance
   同义词：din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
3. confused movement
   同义词：whirl

1. The discovery caused a tremendous commotion in the scientific world.
   那项发现在科学界引起极大的震动。
2. You are making a great commotion about nothing.
   你简直是在无理取闹。

com.mo.tion

n.（名词）
A condition of turbulent motion.
混乱：一种骚乱运动的情况

An agitated disturbance; a hubbub:
喧闹：激烈干扰；喧哗：
例句：
heard a commotion in the hall.
听到厅内喧哗

Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.
起义，暴乱：公民的扰乱或暴动；混乱

来源：
Middle English commocioun
中古英语 commocioun
from Old French commotion
源自 古法语 commotion
from Latin commôtiô commôtiôn-
源自 拉丁语 commôtiô commôtiôn-
from commôtus [past participle of] commovôre [to disturb]
源自 commôtus [] commovôre的过去分词 [骚动]
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [加强语意前缀] *参见 com-
movôre [to move] * see meu…-
movôre [运动] *参见 meu…-