desire: [13] The underlying etymological meaning of desire is something of a mystery. Like consider, it comes ultimately from a base related to Latin sīdus ‘star’, but the links in the semantic chain that would lead us back from ‘desire’ to ‘star’ have not all been successfully reconstructed. It does at least seem, though, that before the word denoted ‘wanting’, it signified ‘lack’. English acquired it via Old French desirer, but has also gone back directly to the past participle of Latin dēsīderāre for desideratum ‘something desirable’ [17]. => consider, sidereal
desire (v.)
early 13c., from Old French desirrer (12c.) "wish, desire, long for," from Latin desiderare "long for, wish for; demand, expect," original sense perhaps "await what the stars will bring," from the phrase de sidere "from the stars," from sidus (genitive sideris) "heavenly body, star, constellation" (but see consider). Related: Desired; desiring.
desire (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)); sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.
实用例句
1. The desire to be a mother may creep up on you unexpectedly.
你会不知不觉地产生想当母亲的渴望。
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2. She confessed to her parents her desire to act.
她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。
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3. I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。
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4. The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire.
见到他进入房间会让她心中欲望澎湃。
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5. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.
