gustate

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To taste; to have a relish for. literary,rare
    — These woful spirits, drenched with the sensuous elements of the life which they led on earth; selfish as they were then to the very inmost depths of their natures, rush with a reckless and gluttonous appetite into the tissues of unfortunately open constitutions, and exult in breathing, drinking in, gustating with a cruel and relentless ardour the sensations and odours of this mortal life once more.

词形变化

gustates present,singular,third-person gustating participle,present gustated participle,past gustated past

词源

Borrowed from Latin gustātus, perfect passive participle of gustō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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