释义 |
ˈardently, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an ardent manner; with great eagerness or keen desire; passionately, earnestly, zealously.
1340Ayenb. 51 Þet me etþ and dryngþ..oþer out of mesure, oþer to ardentliche. 1474Caxton Chesse 10 Whom a man louyd so ardantly. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 454 Panthers, ardently thirsting. 1786Burke Art. W. Hastings Wks. 1842 II. 215 That the rajah would ardently catch at the objects presented to his ambition. 1816Scott Bl. Dwarf ii. 13 Ardently attached to this sport. |