envie

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food. Louisiana,US
    — "Oooo, yum." Linda licked her lips. "I had an envie for that." An envie is an urge. She walked to the oven, opened it, and looked in.
动词 v.
  1. To vie; to emulate; to strive. obsolete
    — In which all pleasures plenteously abownd, And none does others happinesse envye

词形变化

envies present,singular,third-person envying participle,present envied participle,past envied past envies plural

词源

词源 1
From en- + vie.
词源 2
Borrowed from French envie (“urge, craving”). Doublet of envy.
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