late 14c., from Old French tumult (12c.), from Latin tumultus "commotion, bustle, uproar, disorder, disturbance," related to tumere "to be excited, swell" (see tumid).
中文解释
1. tumor => tum- "to be excited, swell" => tumult.
实用例句
1. He could hear a great tumult in the street.
他可以听到街上巨大的喧闹声.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.
