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单词 appetency
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•pe•ten•cy  (ap′i tən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. appetence.
  • Latin appetentia a craving for, equivalent. to appetent- (stem of appetēns, present participle of appetere; see appetence) + -ia -ia; see -ency
  • 1620–30

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•pe•tence  (ap′i təns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. intense desire;
    strong natural craving;
    appetite.
  2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
  3. material or chemical attraction or affinity.
Also, appetency. 
  • French appétence
  • Latin appetere, equivalent. to ap- ap-1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or
  • appete (obsolete) to seek for, long for (1600–10
ap′pe•tent, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appetence /ˈæpɪtəns/, appetency n ( pl -tences, -tencies)
  1. a natural craving or desire
  2. an attraction or affinity
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave
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