avid
英['?v?d]
美
- adj. 渴望的，貪婪的；熱心的
- n. (Avid)人名；(俄)阿維德
詞態變化
副詞:?avidly;名詞:?avidity;
助記提示
1. avarice <====> avid.
2. av- "desire eagerly, crave, long for". <= 此解說少兒不宜：AV(Adult Video)電影、AV女優是廣大屌絲們非常渴望的。
中文詞源
avid 渴求的
來自拉丁詞avere, 渴求，詞源同avarice.
英文詞源
- avid (adj.)
- 1769, from French avide (15c.), from Latin avidus "longing eagerly, desirous, greedy," from avere "to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from avidity. Related: Avidly.
雙語例句
- 1. Thanks to that job I became an avid reader.
- 多虧了那份工作我才成了一個喜歡閱讀的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
- 他是個酷愛閱讀的人，總覺得書不夠讀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure bootlegged recordings.
- 鮑勃·迪倫的瘋狂歌迷們對他的盜版唱片視若珍寶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She is an avid outdoors woman.
- 她酷愛戶外運動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
- 他嗜財如命。
來自柯林斯例句