appetite

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæp.ɪ.taɪt/    美 /ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A desire to eat food or consume drinks. countable,uncountable
    — And I return with an excellent appetite. There can be no question, my dear Watson, of the value of exercise before breakfast.
  2. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. countable,uncountable
    — If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
  3. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. countable,uncountable
    — appetite for reading

词形变化

appetites plural

词汇关系

近义词
craving longing desire appetency passion
衍生词
appetite comes with eating appetited appetiteless appetitive appetizer appetizing appetizingly risk appetite sexual appetite whet someone's appetite

词源

From Middle English appetit, from Old French apetit (French appétit), from Latin appetitus, from appetere (“to strive after, long for”); ad + petere (“to seek”). See petition, and compare with appetence.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary