zest
/zest/noun
mass noun
1
- great enthusiasm and energy热情：
they campaigned with zest and intelligence
他们带着热情与才智投身运动
in sing. she had a great zest for life.她非常热爱生活。
1.1
- a quality of excitement and piquancy刺激, 痛快：
I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job.
我过去常常努力赶超以前的记录以给单调的工作增加刺激。
2
- the outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring（用作香料的）橙皮（或柠檬等柑橘类水果的皮）。
派生词
zestful
adjectivezestfully
adverbzestfulness
nounzesty
adjective词源
late 15th cent.: from French zeste 'orange or lemon peel'， of unknown origin.