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SAT GRE
外刊例句
- What matters is whatever next hyperbole will briefly sate those same ephemeral needs.
重要的是,无论下一个夸张的说法是什么,都会短暂地满足这些同样瞬息的需求。
——《经济学人》 - Nvidia has yet to sate demand for its chips, and its earnings continue to skyrocket.
英伟达尚未满足对其芯片的需求,其收益继续飙升。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full
[动词] 充分满足(欲望或胃口)
深入解读
从拼写上来看, sate 是一个与 date, rate, late, gate, hate, fate, mate 等常见单词有着相同结尾的单词,几者可以一并联想记忆。
从词源上来看, sate 一词源自古英语 sadian (满足、充满;感到满足、感到疲倦),最早可能受到拉丁语 satiare (满足)的影响,于17世纪变体自中古英语 saden (变得疲倦或漠不关心;满足)而来,也是用来表示“满足”,常作正式用语使用,有时可能仅表示充分满足胃口、欲望或有欲望的人,但更多的时候还意味着过度满足以至于不再能从曾经令人愉悦或令人向往的事物中获得乐趣。比如:
- 他的权力欲终无满足之日。
Nothing will sate his lust for power. - 那个求知欲极强的读者在找一本可以满足自己了解奥运会历史的欲望的书。
That voracious reader searched for a book that would sate his desire for all the details of Olympic history.
名人名言
Money does not sate Avarice, but stimulates it.
金钱不会满足贪婪,反而会刺激贪婪。
出自古罗马拉丁文格言作家普布里乌斯·西鲁斯(Publilius Syrus)。
同近义词
- satiate: another term for sate
- slake: quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
- quench: satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking