desideratum

Word family noundesiderationdesideratumdesideriumadjectivedesiderativeverbdesiderate

de·sid·e·ra·tum /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm, -ˈreɪ-, -ˌsɪd- $ dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtəm, -ˈrɑː-/ noun (plural desiderata /-tə/) [countableC] formal

NEEDsomething that is wanted or needed 想得到的东西；需要的东西

Examples from the Corpus

desideratum• Hutcheson over-simplified and distorted the truth by treating benevolence as the one moral desideratum.• Imposed management is a necessary desideratum, as 11.3 million ha of mature forest land is being lost annually.• What is one institution's discard is another's desideratum.• Devout dedication was the desideratum for soul-sacrifice.

Origin desideratum

(1600-1700) Latin desiderare; → DESIRE2

单词	desideratum
释义	desideratum Word family noundesiderationdesideratumdesideriumadjectivedesiderativeverbdesiderate de·sid·e·ra·tum /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm, -ˈreɪ-, -ˌsɪd- $ dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtəm, -ˈrɑː-/ noun (plural desiderata /-tə/) [countableC] formal NEEDsomething that is wanted or needed 想得到的东西；需要的东西 Examples from the Corpus desideratum• Hutcheson over-simplified and distorted the truth by treating benevolence as the one moral desideratum.• Imposed management is a necessary desideratum, as 11.3 million ha of mature forest land is being lost annually.• What is one institution's discard is another's desideratum.• Devout dedication was the desideratum for soul-sacrifice. Origin desideratum (1600-1700) Latin desiderare; → DESIRE2
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