appetite
Appetite refers to a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, most commonly for food. In a broader sense, it describes a strong desire or liking for a specific activity, experience, or object, such as power or knowledge.
उदाहरण
3 / 5The long walk in the fresh air gave us all a healthy appetite for lunch.
The long walk in the fresh air gave us all a healthy appetite for lunch.
The government has expressed a limited appetite for further tax increases this year.
The government has expressed a limited appetite for further tax increases this year.
I've totally lost my appetite since I started feeling under the weather.
I've totally lost my appetite since I started feeling under the weather.
शब्द परिवार
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of the 'pet' in appetite: you are seeking (from Latin 'petere') something to satisfy you, like a pet seeking a treat.
त्वरित क्विज़
The short preview of the movie was intended to ______ the audience's appetite for the full release.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: whet
उदाहरण
The long walk in the fresh air gave us all a healthy appetite for lunch.
everydayThe long walk in the fresh air gave us all a healthy appetite for lunch.
The government has expressed a limited appetite for further tax increases this year.
formalThe government has expressed a limited appetite for further tax increases this year.
I've totally lost my appetite since I started feeling under the weather.
informalI've totally lost my appetite since I started feeling under the weather.
The study explores the public appetite for radical changes in environmental policy.
academicThe study explores the public appetite for radical changes in environmental policy.
The firm’s risk appetite has decreased following the recent market volatility.
businessThe firm’s risk appetite has decreased following the recent market volatility.
शब्द परिवार
सामान्य शब्द संयोजन
सामान्य वाक्यांश
appetite for destruction
a tendency or desire to ruin things
spoil one's appetite
to eat something that makes you less hungry for a main meal
appetite comes with eating
the more you have of something, the more you want it
अक्सर इससे भ्रम होता है
Hunger is the physical distress caused by a lack of food, while appetite is the psychological or sensory desire to eat.
इस्तेमाल की जानकारी
While 'appetite' is frequently used regarding food, at the C1 level it is vital to use it metaphorically to describe professional or intellectual eagerness, often followed by the preposition 'for'.
सामान्य गलतियाँ
Learners sometimes use 'appetite of' instead of 'appetite for'. Additionally, 'whet the appetite' is often misspelled as 'wet the appetite'.
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of the 'pet' in appetite: you are seeking (from Latin 'petere') something to satisfy you, like a pet seeking a treat.
शब्द की उत्पत्ति
Derived from the Old French 'apetit', and originally from the Latin 'appetitus' (desire for), which combines 'ad-' (to) and 'petere' (to seek).
व्याकरण पैटर्न
सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
In Western business culture, 'risk appetite' is a formal technical term used in finance and corporate governance to define strategic boundaries.
त्वरित क्विज़
The short preview of the movie was intended to ______ the audience's appetite for the full release.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: whet
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