desiderate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for. transitive
    — Between our human nature and the nature they desiderate there is a deep and fordless river, over which they can throw no bridge, and all their talk supposes that we shall be able to fly or wade across it […]
形容词 adj.
  1. desired, wished or longed for
    — O Friend of God, know then that London is the desiderate town even of all Earth's cities.

词形变化

desiderates present,singular,third-person desiderating participle,present desiderated participle,past desiderated past more desiderate comparative most desiderate superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”). The verb is a doublet of desire.
词源 2
From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”). The verb is a doublet of desire.
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