資料來源 : pyDict

食欲,胃口;欲望,愛好

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

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}]