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- Grammar (in Latin and other inflected languages) denoting a verb formed from another and expressing a desire to do the act denoted by the root verb (such as Latin esurire 'want to eat', from edere 'eat')【语法】（拉丁语或其他屈折变化语言中的动词）意愿的（例如拉丁语esurire 由edere而来）.
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- having, expressing, or relating to desire（与）欲望（有关）的。
- Grammar a desiderative verb【语法】意愿动词。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin desiderativus, from Latin desiderat- 'desired'， from the verb desiderare （see DESIDERATE）.