"tumult" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 騷動
• 混亂

Definition

由一大羣人引起的嘈雜聲或混亂，常見於激動或騷亂時期。也可以指一種混亂或無秩序的狀態。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“tumult”為正式用語，多見於書面，描述人羣、抗議或歷史事件中的喧鬧和混亂。常和“tumult of voices”、“amid the tumult”、“political tumult”等搭配。不是形容小噪音，而是指大的騷動或混亂場面。

Examples

There was tumult in the streets after the game.

比賽結束後，街上出現了**騷動**。

The classroom broke into tumult when the teacher left.

老師離開後，教室裡一片**混亂**。

He could not hear her over the tumult.

他在**騷動**中聽不見她的聲音。

Amid the tumult, no one noticed the old man slip away quietly.

在**騷動**中，沒有人注意到老人悄悄離開了。

The political tumult lasted for months before peace was restored.

政治**動盪**持續了幾個月，直到恢復了和平。

Even after the tumult died down, the tension in the air remained.

即使**騷動**平息後，空氣中的緊張氣氛依然存在。