insatiable

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a. 不知足的, 贪求无厌的 [医] 不能满足的, 不饱的

发音

UK /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/
其它
UK /ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/

词形变化

insatiables 复数 insatiables more insatiable 比较级 most insatiable 最高级

别名

unsatiable

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who or that which cannot be satiated.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.

    无法满足的

    贪得无厌的

    贪心

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Guestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and thenceforward the two met hurriedly and furtively in town.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

insatiate unsatiable

近义相关 6

unsatisfied quenchless unquenchable unsated unsatiated unsatisfiable

词源

Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. by surface analysis, in- + satiable.

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