1769, from French avide (15c.), from Latin avidus "longing eagerly, desirous, greedy," from avere "to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from avidity. Related: Avidly.
雙語例句
1. Thanks to that job I became an avid reader.
多虧了那份工作我才成了一個喜歡閱讀的人。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
他是個酷愛閱讀的人，總覺得書不夠讀。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure bootlegged recordings.
鮑勃·迪倫的瘋狂歌迷們對他的盜版唱片視若珍寶。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She is an avid outdoors woman.
她酷愛戶外運動。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.