c. 1300, from Anglo-French desirous, Old French desirros (11c., Modern French désireux), from Vulgar Latin *desiderosus, from stem of Latin desiderare (see desire (v.)).
雙語例句
1. At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.
那時，佛朗哥希望戰爭能延續下去。
來自《權威詞典》
2. Everybody is desirous of success [ to succeed ].
每人 都想獲得成功.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. He is desirous of her hand in marriage.
他渴望娶她為妻.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and watched the spectacle.
因為非常希望了解那些行動的情況，我就站著觀看那場面。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The desirous Carrie was whispered to concerning her possibilities.