longing

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/    美 /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
    — all natural lovings and longings
  2. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of long form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

more longing comparative most longing superlative longings plural

词汇关系

近义词
yearning
衍生词
longing mark
相关词
long desire miss

词源

词源 1
From Middle English longynge, langynge, langand, from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic *langōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (present participle ending).
词源 2
From Middle English longinge, langynge, from Old English longung, langung (“longing, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langungō, gerund of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (gerund ending).
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