edacious
英 [ɪ'deɪʃəs]
- adj. 贪吃的，贪婪的；狼吞虎咽的
英英释义
- 1. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
- "edacious vultures"
- "a rapacious appetite"
- "ravenous as wolves"
- "voracious sharks"
英文词源
- edacious (adj.)
- 1736, from Latin edaci-, stem of edax "voracious, gluttonous," from edere "to eat" (see edible) + -ous. Related: Edacity (1620s); edaciously; edaciousness.