adjective

eager

渴望的, 熱切的, 熱心的

She was eager to start her new job.

她渴望開始她的新工作。

He has an eager mind, always asking questions.

他思想敏銳,總是在提問。

They were eager for news about their family.

他們渴望得到關於家人的消息。

((to-inf)) 渴望(做某事) She was eager to start her new job.

((for sth.)) 渴望(某事) They were eager for news.

同義詞: keen, enthusiastic, impatient; 反義詞: reluctant, apathetic

源自古法語 'aigre'(敏銳的,熱心的),來自拉丁語 'acer'(鋒利的,敏銳的)。

想像一隻老鷹(eagle),目光銳利,'eager'(渴望)地發現它的獵物。這兩個詞聽起來很像。

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