单词 | appetency |
释义 | appetency/ˈapɪt(ə)nsi /(also appetence) noun (plural appetencies) rare 1A longing or desire.But he erroneously confounds appetency and volition together as the same functions of one power....
1.1A natural tendency or affinity.Rather phylogenetically, he proceeds from a survey of sensory modalities to mental powers of perception, intelligence, appetence, emotion, habit and instinct, ending with a general discussion of mental evolution....
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin appetentia, from appetere 'seek after' (see appetite). |
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