appetite /ˈæpɪtaɪt/:食欲;胃口。也可引申为对某事的强烈欲望、兴趣(如 an appetite for knowledge)。
/ˈæpɪtaɪt/
I don’t have much appetite today.
我今天没什么食欲。
After the hike, she returned with a huge appetite and a renewed appetite for adventure.
徒步之后,她胃口大开,也重新燃起了对冒险的强烈渴望。
来自拉丁语 appetitus(“欲望、渴求”),源于动词 appetere(“渴望、追求”)。最初既可指精神上的“渴望”,也可指身体上的“食欲”,现代英语中两者都常见。