avid

C1 大学 FREQ #28005 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 渴望的, 急切的, 劲头十足的

发音

其它 /ˈæv.ɪd/

词形变化

avider avidest more avid 比较级 avider 比较级 most avid 最高级 avidest 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

渴望的，贪婪的；热心的

释义与例句

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

    an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies

    an avid learner of history

    I'm an avid reader.

  2. 2.

    greedy

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

greedy zealous esurient

近义相关 3

enthusiastic wishful desirous

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin avidusbor. French avide English avid From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

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