insatiable
英 [?n'se???b(?)l]
美[?n'se??bl]
- adj. 貪得無厭的；不知足的
GRE低頻詞TEM8暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?insatiably;
中文詞源
insatiable 無法滿足的
in-,不，非，satiable,可滿足的。
英文詞源
- insatiable (adj.)
- early 15c., insaciable, from Old French insaciable (13c.), or directly from Late Latin insatiabilis "not to be satisfied," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + satiabilis, from satiare (see satiate). Related: Insatiably.
雙語例句
- 1. The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous.
- 公眾對名人有著難以滿足的好奇心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable.
- 這個人是一個欲壑難填的變態色情狂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were insatiable collectors.
- 他們是貪得無厭的征稅員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I love reading: I have an insatiable appetite for vicarious experience.
- 我喜歡讀書,對于體驗間接經歷有一種不能滿足的渴求.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She ridiculed his insatiable greed.
- 她嘲笑他的貪得無厭.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》