ap·pe·tite /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
 食慾,胃口;慾望,愛好
 ap·pe·tite /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ 名詞
 食慾,嗜好
 Ap·pe·tite n.
 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
    The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek.   --Hooker.
 2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
    Men must have appetite before they will eat.   --Buckle.
 3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
    It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.   --Jer. Taylor.
    To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous.   --Macaulay.
 4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]
    In all bodies there as an appetite of union.   --Bacon.
 5. The thing desired. [Obs.]
    Power being the natural appetite of princes.   --Swift.
 Note: ☞ In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure.
 Syn: -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.
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 appetite
      n : a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the
          object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as
          possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: appetency, appetence]