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Voracious is an adjective used to describe a wolflike appetite. It might be a craving for food or for something else, such as power, but the word usually denotes an unflattering greediness.
Voracious comes from the Latin vorāre, “to devour.” The word is usually associated with swallowing or devouring food in a ravenous manner, but it can be used of someone intensely involved in any activity. Pierre Salinger referred to President Kennedy as a “voracious reader,” while Robert Bakker once likened the IRS to a “voracious, small-minded predator.”
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词根词缀
词根: vor
=eat,表示”吃”
adj.
carnivorous 食肉类的carni=carn肉+vor吃+ous……的→食肉的
herbivorous 食草的herbi草+vor吃+ous……的→食草的
insectivorous 食虫的, 食虫动植物的insecti=insect昆虫+vor吃+ous……的→食昆虫的
omnivorous 杂食的;兴趣广的omni全部+vor吃+ous……的→全吃的
voracious 狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的vor吃+acious多……的→吃多的
n.
voracity 贪食,贪婪vor吃+acity特性→voracious名词
v.
devour 吞食;吞灭,毁灭de去掉+vour=vor吃→吃下去→吞吃
后缀: -acious
表形容词,”有……特征的,多……的,易……的”
adj.
audacious 大胆的,愚勇的auda大胆+acious有……特征的,多……的,易……的→adj.大胆的,愚勇的
fallacious 欺骗的,谬误的fall错,假+acious有……的→有错误的
sagacious 聪明的,睿智的sag知道+acious多……的→知道很多的→睿智的
veracious 诚实的,说真话的ver真实+acious多……的→很多真实→可靠的
sequacious 前后一贯的,盲从的sequ跟随+acious多……的→跟随太多的→盲从的
tenacious 坚韧不拔的,固执的ten拿住+acious多……的→拿住不放→固执的
rapacious 强夺的,贪婪的rap夺+acious多……的→夺的多的→强夺的
vivacious 活泼的,快活的viv生命+acious多……的→多生命的→活泼的
voracious 狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的vor吃+acious多……的→吃多的
salacious 好色的,淫荡的sal跳+acious有……特征的,多……的,易……的→见到女人就跳起来