• n. 活力；热忱；锐气
• n. (Elan)人名；(法)埃朗

e-, 向外。-lan, 投掷，词源同lance,矛。引申力活力。

elan (n.)

"vivacity," 1877, from French élan (16c.), "spring, bound, impetus," noun derived from élancer "to shoot, incite" (trans.); "rush forward, dart" (intrans.), from Old French elancer, from e- "out" (see ex-) + lancer "to throw," originally "to throw a lance," from Late Latin lanceare, from Latin lancea (see lance (n.)).

1. This small part was taken with elan by a promising young tenor.

这一小段由一位大有前途的青年男高音倾情演绎。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Now is not the time to start being entirely reasonable , Elan. Just roll with it.

现在没时间详细解释了,Elan, 快投(察言观色)吧.

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3. Simon had carried out all his assignments with discretion, elan, and pluck.

西蒙凭着谨慎, 热忱和勇敢,完成了他的全部任务.

来自辞典例句

4. There was also a piano, on which Victor played jazz with great skill and elan.

那里有一架钢琴, 维克托正在技巧娴熟、热情洋溢地弹奏爵士乐.

来自辞典例句

5. A passive immunization treatment developed by Elan Corporation has already advanced to phase II clinical trials.

伊蓝开发的一种被动免疫疗法,已进入第二阶段的临床试验.

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