| 词汇 | keen |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. keen (adj.) O.E. cene "bold brave," later "clever, wise," from P.Gmc. *kan- "be able to" (see can). Original prehistoric senses seem to have been both "brave" and "skilled;" cf. O.N. kænn "skillful, wise," M.Du. coene "bold," O.H.G. kuon "pugnacious, strong," Ger. Kühn "bold, daring." Sense of "eager" is from mid-14c. The meaning "sharp" is peculiar to Eng.: of blades and edges early 13c., of sounds c.1400, of eyesight c.1720. A popular word of approval in teenager and student slang from c.1900. 2. keen (v.) "lament," 1811, from Ir. caoinim "I weep, wail, lament," from O.Ir. coinim. 词根记忆： a. 锋利的;敏锐的;敏捷的;(on)热心的,渴望的The teenagers in the canteen are keen to see the queen sitting between the green screens in the greenhouse.食堂里的少年们巴望见到坐在温室里的绿色屏风间的女王. |
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