wishful

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪʃfəl/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Wished-for; desired, wanted. obsolete
    — The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.
  2. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
    — When she weighed anchor I went to the waterside and looked at her with a very wishful and aching heart, and followed her with my eyes and tears until she was totally out of sight.
  3. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

词形变化

more wishful comparative most wishful superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
wishful hoping wishfully wishfulness wishful recycling wishful thinker wishful thinking wishful thought

词源

From wish + -ful.
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