appetite  /'æpət,ɑɪt/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  appetite
  食欲,胃口;欲望,愛好

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Appetite \Ap"pe*tite\, n. [OE. appetit, F. app['e]tit, fr. L.
     appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad +
     petere to seek. See {Petition}, and cf. {Appetence}.]
     1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the
        body or of the mind.
  
              The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good
              may be wished for; the object of will is that good
              which reason does lead us to seek.    --Hooker.
  
     2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
  
              Men must have appetite before they will eat.
                                                    --Buckle.
  
     3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
  
              It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
  
              To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]
  
              In all bodies there as an appetite of union.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     5. The thing desired. [Obs.]
  
              Power being the natural appetite of princes.
                                                    --Swift.
  
     Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but
           regularly it should be followed by for before the
           object; as, an appetite for pleasure.
  
     Syn: Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.

資料來源(3): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  appetite
       n : a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the
           object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as
           possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: {appetency}, {appetence}]

資料來源(4): THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]

  APPETITE, n.  An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a
  solution to the labor question.
  
  

資料來源(5): Internet Dictionary Project [english-german]

  appetite
  	Appetit
  
  

資料來源(6): Internet Dictionary Project [english-spanish]

  appetite
  	el apetito