appetite

• n. 食欲; 趣味

接頭辞ap-はad-と同じ。 petの語源である「追い求める」については、compete, to competeを参照のこと。ここでは、おいしいものを食べたいという欲求を指す。

appetite

appetite: [14] In its origins, appetite referred to a very generalized desire or inclination; the wish for food is a secondary development. The Latin noun was appetītus, a derivative of the compound verb appetere ‘strive after, desire eagerly’, which was based on petere ‘go to, seek out’ (source also of English compete, impetus, petition, and repeat, and related to feather).
=> compete, impetus, petition, repeat

appetite (n.)

c. 1300, "craving for food," from Anglo-French appetit, Old French apetit (13c.) "appetite, desire, eagerness," from Latin appetitus "appetite," literally "desire toward," from appetitus, past participle of appetere "to long for, desire; strive for, grasp at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + petere "go to, seek out" (see petition (n.)).

Of other desires or cravings, from late 14c. As an adjective form, OED lists appetitious (1650s) and appetitual (1610s) as "obsolete," but appetitive (1570s) continues.

1. There is nothing like a long walk to arouse the appetite .

長い道のりを歩くほど食欲をそそるものはない。

2.Symptoms are a slight fever,headache and loss of appetite .

症状には、微熱、頭痛、食欲不振が含まれる。

3.The public has an insatiable apetite for stories about the famous.

有名人には満足しがたい好奇心を持っている。

4.Lili had clearly regained her apetite but Doran was disinterested in food.

リリーは明らかに食欲を取り戻したが、ドランは食欲が出なかった。

5.Contrary to popular belief，moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite .

通常の見方とは逆に、適度な運動は事実上食欲を低下させる。