🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

伝染する熱意

Pronunciation / Transliteration: densensuru netsui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Infectious-enthusiasm/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs ɛnˈθuː.ziˌæz.əm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女の伝染する熱意がチーム全体を元気付けた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An intense, highly contagious excitement or passion that naturally spreads to and inspires other people.

    "Her infectious enthusiasm for the project motivated the entire team to work harder."
  2. 2

    A quality of boundless, uplifting energy that is easily caught by those in the surrounding environment.

    "The children played the game with such infectious enthusiasm that the adults eventually joined in."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'infectious', derived from late Middle English 'infectious' via Old French and Late Latin from infectus, with 'enthusiasm', originating from Greek enthousiasmos ('inspired or possessed by a god'). Over centuries, 'infectious' evolved a figurative sense of spreading rapidly and strongly to others, which fused with 'enthusiasm' in modern parlance to describe an attitude so vibrant it easily influences everyone nearby.

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🇫🇷French → English

enthousiasme contagieux

Transliteration: ɑ̃.tu.zja.smɔ̃ kɔ̃.ta.ʒjø

"Son enthousiasme contagieux a dynamisé toute l'équipe."

🇩🇪German → English

ansteckende Begeisterung

Transliteration: ˈanˌʃtɛkn̩də bəˈɡaɪ̯stərʊŋ

"Ihre ansteckende Begeisterung riss alle mit."

🇮🇹Italian → English

entusiasmo contagioso

Transliteration: en.tuˈzja.zmo kon.taˈdʒo.zo

"Il suo entusiasmo contagioso ha coinvolto tutti i presenti."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

entusiasmo contagioso

Transliteration: en.tuˈsjas.mo kon.taˈxo.so

"Su entusiasmo contagioso animó a todo el grupo de trabajo."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

entusiasmo contagiante

Transliteration: ẽ.tu.ziˈaz.mu kõ.ta.ʒiˈã.tʃi

"O entusiasmo contagiante dele motivou todos os colegas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

संक्रमक उत्साह

Transliteration: samkramak utsah

"उसकी संक्रामक उत्साह ने पूरी टीम को प्रेरित किया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

具有感染力的热情

Transliteration: jù yǒu gǎn rǎn lì de rè qíng

"她那具有感染力的热情激励了整个团队。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

전염성 있는 열정

Transliteration: jeon-yeom-seong inneun yeol-jeong

"그녀의 전염성 있는 열정이 모든 팀원들에게 활력을 불어넣었다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

伝染する熱意

Transliteration: densensuru netsui

"彼女の伝染する熱意がチーム全体を元気付けた。"

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