| 释义 |
desireless, a.|dɪˈzaɪəlɪs|
[f. as prec. + -less.]
Devoid of desire or longing.
1607Topsell Serpents (1653) 758 Desirelesse it seeks these drinks and meats. 1640Bp. Reynolds Passions xl. 524 The Will is left Hopelesse, and therefore Desirelesse. 1856R. A. Vaughan Mystics (1860) I. 254 Our spirit becomes desireless, as though there were nothing..of which we stood in need.
Add: Hence deˈsirelessness n.
1940Illustr. London News 6 Jan. 24/1 Mr. Propter is the first exponent of desirelessness to have left me cold. 1957L. Durrell Justine i. 84 As for me I was consumed by a terrible sort of desirelessness, a luxurious anguish of body and mind. 1970R. D. Taring Daughter of Tibet xx. 272 Holy company brings desirelessness. 1980Church Times 4 July 7/3 She traces her experience of the onset of desirelessness concerning this world's usual enjoyments. |
