desiderate
/dɪˈzɪdəreɪt/verb
with obj.
- archaic feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent)〈古〉渴望, 迫切需要:
I desiderate the resources of a family.
我渴望家庭资源。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin desiderat- 'desired', from the verb desiderare, perhaps from de- 'down' + sidus, sider- 'star'. Compare CONSIDER.