单词 | appetite |
释义 | ap·pe·tite ![]() n. 1. An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink. 2. A strong wish or urge: an appetite for learning. 3. A collective demand: America's appetite for fossil fuels. [Middle English apetit, from Old French, from Latin appetītus, strong desire, from past participle of appetere, to strive after : ad-, ad- + petere, to seek; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] appe·ti′tive (ăpĭ-tī′tĭv, ə-pĕtĭ-tĭv) adj. |
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