| 单词 | avid |
| 释义 | avid[ av-id ] / ˈæv ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR avid ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveshowing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. extremely desirous; eager; greedy (often followed by for or sometimes of): avid for pleasure; avid of power. Origin of avidFirst recorded in 1760–70; from French avide, from Latin avidus, equivalent to av(ēre) “to crave” + -idus adjective suffix; see -id4 SYNONYMS FOR avid1 enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic. 2 hungry, insatiable; covetous, rapacious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR avid ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR avid1 indifferent, apathetic; reluctant. 2 disdainful, loath. SEE ANTONYMS FOR avid ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for avidAvid, eager, keen all share the sense of strongly desirous. Avid suggests a desire akin to greed, so strong as to be insatiable: driven by an avid need for fame and recognition. Eager implies a desire that is strong and impatient but less than overpowering: eager to try his hand at new tasks. Keen carries a sense of zest and active, alert desire: an amateur painter, ever keen to try new techniques. historical usage of avidThe word avid is relatively new, coming into the language in the 18th century from the French word avide, which comes from the Latin word avidus. That word, in turn, comes from the Latin verb avēre, a multifaceted word that is translated as “to crave, long for,” but incorporates many levels of desire, from eagerness to hunger to outright lust. As used in English, the sense of physical craving or hunger is very rare, as in this 1866 translation of a line from Ovid's Metamorphoses: “Or dragon avid for his prey.” Instead, we tend to use avid synonymously with “intensely eager.” What avid lends to “eager” is the added dimension of intensification by either enthusiasm (an avid fan of indie films) or desire, which can sometimes morph into greed (avid for company; avid for gold). An excess of any of these qualities may lead to darker territories, as shown by this 1953 quote from The New Yorker: “He was writing for a public avid for gruesome details.” popular references for avid—Avid: A non-linear video editing system developed by Avid Technology, Inc. Best known in the film and video production industry are the Media Composer and Pro Tools video and sound editing software. The Avid editing system was used to edit films such as Iron Man 2, 2012, and Hurt Locker, among many others. Pro Tools was used for the sound edit and mix of Avatar. —AVID: acronym for Advancement Via Individual Determination. A teaching system designed to help underachieving students with high academic potential prepare for entrance to colleges and universities. The system was developed in 1980 by Mary Catherine Swanson, an English teacher from San Diego. —AVID: acronym for American Veterinary Identification Devices. These are microchips that are permanently implanted in a pet to be used for the animal's identification. OTHER WORDS FROM avidQuotations related to avid
Words nearby avidaviatrix, Avicebrón, Avicenna, avicularium, aviculture, avid, avidin, avidity, avidya, Aviemore, avifauna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for avidBritish Dictionary definitions for avidavid / (ˈævɪd) / adjectivevery keen; enthusiastican avid reader (postpositive; often foll by for or of) eager (for); desirous (of); greedy (for)avid for revenge Derived forms of avidavidly, adverbWord Origin for avidC18: from Latin avidus, from avēre to long for Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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