英['fæmɪʃt]美['fæmɪʃt]
记忆方法
词根词缀法
famish 挨饿 + ed 已…的 → 极饥饿的
词源记忆法
词源词根法:来自famine,饥饿,饥荒。
adjective(形容词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)
小知识
Did you just order a double cheeseburger with large fries and a liter-sized milkshake? Either you have a death wish or you're extremely hungry — famished that is.
Tracing the roots of famished leads us to the Middle English word for “starve.” So it's no wonder famished means absolutely starving or totally ravenous. Just think of all those poor famished people in the Middle Ages, with only porridge and vegetables to eat and not a fast food chain in sight. It's enough to make you cry…or reach for another french fry — depending on how famished you are.