单词 | appetite |
释义 | appetite /ap"i tuyt'/, n. 1. a desire for food or drink: I have no appetite for lunch today. 2. a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving. 3. a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste: an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure. [1275-1325; ME appetit ( < AF) < L appetitus natural desire, equiv. to appeti- (var. s. of appetere; see APPETENCE) + -tus suffix of v. action] Syn. 1-3. longing, hunger. 1, 3. thirst. 2. inclination, wish. 3. relish, gusto, zest. Ant. 1-3. satiety. |
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