释义 |
deˈsirousness Now rare. [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality of being desirous; wishfulness, eagerness.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. vii. 5 As though his desyrousenesse too reigne had moved hym too trayterous rebellion. 1665Boyle Occas. Refl. (1845) 366 My desirousness of piety in a Preacher. 1872A. Raleigh in Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. cxix. 20 Dr. Chalmers..summed up his own attainments in the word ‘desirousness.’ |