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Zest N.刺激性;热心,兴趣 英 N.刺激性 Enjoyable Exciting Quality;Piquancy 热心,兴趣

单词 zest
音标 [zest]
解释 n.刺激性;热心,兴趣
红宝书 【英】 n.刺激性 (an enjoyable exciting quality;piquancy) ;热心,兴趣 (keen enjoyment; relish)
【例】 The hungry man ate with zest.(那饿汉吃得津 津有味)
字源 zest (n.)
1670s, from French zeste "piece of orange or lemon peel used as a flavoring," of unknown origin. Sense of "thing that adds flavor" is 1709; that of "keen enjoyment" first attested 1791.
不择手段背单词 n. 刺激性; 兴趣
【记】z = zeal, est最: 对某事最热心-兴趣
【反】zesty(adj 兴致很高的)-bland(adj 温和冷漠的)
趣味全助记 【记】zeal 热心,热情 + est 最,极其热心;音:宰死它,有人就想宰死小动物,打猎,觉得刺激有兴趣;
【相关】gusto 爱好, 趣味

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