insatiable

英 [ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl]      美 [ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl]
  • adj. 贪得无厌的;不知足的
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将“insatiable”分解为“in-”和“satiable”。想象有一座“无限”的山(in表示无限,satiable表示满足的,加在一起就像是一座永远不能满足的“山”,引申为无法满足或渴望无限。

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insatiable 无法满足的

in-,不,非,satiable,可满足的。

insatiable (adj.)
early 15c., insaciable, from Old French insaciable (13c.), or directly from Late Latin insatiabilis "not to be satisfied," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + satiabilis, from satiare (see satiate). Related: Insatiably.
1. The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous.
公众对名人有着难以满足的好奇心。
2. The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable.
这个人是一个欲壑难填的变态色情狂。
3. They were insatiable collectors.
他们是贪得无厌的征税员。
4. I love reading: I have an insatiable appetite for vicarious experience.
我喜欢读书,对于体验间接经历有一种不能满足的渴求.
5. She ridiculed his insatiable greed.
她嘲笑他的贪得无厌.