avidity

n. 热望, 急切, 利欲心 [医] 贪婪癖

发音

其它 /əˈvɪdɪti/

词形变化

avidities 复数 avidities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Greediness; strong appetite.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Eagerness; intenseness of desire.

    不可数

    to eat with avidity

  3. 3.

    The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.

    不可数 化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

eagerness keenness avidness

上位词 1

enthusiasm

下位词 4

zeal ardor ardour elan

词源

From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.

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