形變: 比較級:eagerer 最高級:eagerest
a.
- 熱心的,熱切的
- 渴望的,急切的[F][(+for)][+to-v][+(that)]
衍生
ad.
eagerly
n. [U]
eagerness
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
adj.
strongly wanting to do or have something.▸keenly expectant or interested.
Phrase
- eager beaver
informal an enthusiastic person who works very hard.
Derivative
- eagerly adv.
- eagerness n.
Etymology
ME (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from OFr. aigre ‘keen’, from L. acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》