| 释义 |
voˈraciousness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
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1710Addison Tatler No. 255 ⁋3 Distinguishing himself by Voraciousness of Appetite. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) VI. 362 For some days before their change, the animal discontinues its usual voraciousness. 1786tr. Beckford's Vathek 29 The Caliph..found himself incommoded by the voraciousness of his guest. 1974R. Helms Tolkien's World iv. 80 The Orcs are covered with hair, in part to represent their sexual voraciousness and animality. |
