| 单词 | want |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [wɔnt] |
| 解释 | n.缺乏,贫困,需要 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | want (v.) c.1200, "to be lacking," from Old Norse vanta "to lack, want," earlier *wanaton, from Proto-Germanic *wanen, from PIE *we-no-, from root *eue- "to leave, abandon, give out" (see vain). The meaning "desire, wish for, feel the need of" is recorded by 1706. want (n.) c.1200, "deficiency, insufficiency, shortage," from want (v.) and from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr "wanting, deficient;" related to Old English wanian "to diminish" (see wane). Meaning "state of destitution, poverty" is recorded from early 14c. Meaning "thing desired, that which is lacking but needed" is from 1560s. Phrase for want of is recorded from c.1400. Newspaper want ad is recorded from 1897. Middle English had wantsum (c.1200) "in want, deprived of," literally "want-some." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. /v. 缺乏 【记】因为want所以want东西 【反】repletion(n 充满) |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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