/ˈiːɡərnəs/
热切,渴望;指对某事充满强烈兴趣或迫切想要做某事的心情和态度。
She could barely hide her eagerness to open the birthday presents.
她几乎掩饰不住拆开生日礼物的急切心情。
His eagerness to learn new languages impressed all of his teachers, who often remarked that they had never seen a student so dedicated.
他学习新语言的热忱给所有老师都留下了深刻印象,老师们常说从未见过如此投入的学生。
该词源自形容词 eager,加上名词后缀 -ness 构成。eager 来自古法语 aigre(意为"尖锐的、热烈的"),更早可追溯至拉丁语 acer(意为"尖锐的、敏锐的、热切的")。最初含有"强烈、激烈"之意,后逐渐演变为"热切渴望"的正面含义。