athirst

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əˈθɜːst/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Thirsty. archaic
    — I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
  2. Eager or extremely desirous (for something). figuratively
    — I, that forever feel athirst for glory, Could at this moment be content to lie Meekly upon the grass, as those whose sobbings Were heard of none beside the mournful robins.

词形变化

more athirst comparative most athirst superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
unathirst

词源

Inherited from Middle English athirst, from Old English ofþyrst, past participle of ofþyrstan (“to smart from thirst”), equivalent to a- (“of”, Etymology 8) + thirst (verb).
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