Word · Frequency #14247
eagerness
渴望；热心；急切
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
- 1.
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
热切；渴望
热切；渴望；热心
In use
Her eagerness to learn new things impressed her teacher.
He couldn't hide his eagerness when the package arrived.
Their eagerness for the project was clear from the start.
eagerness to + infinitive
后接动词不定式，表示渴望做某事。
She showed an eagerness to learn new things.
她表现出学习新事物的热心。
eagerness for + noun/pronoun
后接名词或代词，表示对某事物的强烈兴趣。
His eagerness for success is evident.
他对成功的渴望显而易见。
with eagerness
用作状语，表示以急切的方式。
The children waited with eagerness for the show to begin.
孩子们急切地等待演出开始。
Common mistakes
I am eagerness to start.I am eager to start.
“eagerness”是名词，不能用作表语；应用形容词“eager”表示状态。
She has an eagerness of learning Chinese.She has an eagerness to learn Chinese.
“eagerness”后通常接不定式“to do”，而非“of + 动名词”。
Connections
Collocations
- eagerness to learn
- 求知欲
- Her eagerness to learn made her a favorite among the teachers.她的求知欲使她成为老师们的宠儿。
- eagerness for power
- 对权力的渴望
- His eagerness for power eventually alienated his allies.他对权力的渴望最终疏远了盟友。
- with great eagerness
- 满怀热情地
- The students accepted the challenge with great eagerness.学生们满怀热情地接受了挑战。
- barely contained eagerness
- 几乎无法抑制的热切
- She spoke with barely contained eagerness about the trip.她几乎无法抑制地热切谈论着这次旅行。
- show eagerness
- 表现出热切
- He didn't show eagerness to join the project.他并没有表现出加入该项目的热切。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只小狗看到主人拿起牵引绳时摇尾巴的样子，那就是 eagerness（急切渴望）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达、正式演讲 该词为中性词，在口语和书面语中均可使用，通常不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的完全押韵词；所有 -ness 词只共享后缀，重音元音不同，因此不押韵。eager 与 eagerness 开头拼写和发音相同但结尾不同；earnest 拼写以 ear 开头，发音为 /ɜːr/，是形近异音词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.