smitten

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 smĭten

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. past participle of smite. form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Affected by an act of smiting.
    — [A] smited man is a man struck; a smitten man is a man affected by the act of smiting: […]
  2. Affected by an act of smiting.; Made irrationally enthusiastic.
    — There is not, I am persuaded, an individual of the many Nature-smitten enthusiasts who yearly visit the wild glens of Kincardineshire, that would not walk barefoot a hundred miles to kneel at the tomb of him who founded the beautifully-situated village of Balrangle.
  3. Affected by an act of smiting.; In love.
    — At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. […] I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and virtue. Alas! how mistaken they have been!

词形变化

more smitten comparative most smitten superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
besmitten smitten kitten smittenness unsmitten
相关词
crush infatuation platonic love

词源

词源 1
From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ġesmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to hurl; fling”), equivalent to smite + -en (past participle ending).
词源 2
From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ġesmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to hurl; fling”), equivalent to smite + -en (past participle ending).
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