de·sir·ous
adjective/dɪˈzaɪərəs/
/dɪˈzaɪərəs/
[not before noun] (formal)- desirous (of something/of doing something) | desirous (to do something) having a wish for something; wanting something
渴望；想望；希望 - At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.
那时，佛朗哥希望战争能延续下去。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desireus, based on Latin desiderare ‘to desire’, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’. - At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.