| 单词 | desperate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['despərit] |
| 解释 | a.不顾死活的，拼命的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 不顾死活的, 拼命的(showing great despair and ready to do anything regardless of danger) 【记】 de(去掉)+sper(希望) +ate→去掉希望→绝 望的 |
| 字源 | desperate (adj.) early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】de 否定 + spirit 绝望；来自despair |
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