insatiable
Significado: Impossible to satisfy; always wanting more and never feeling that one has enough.
Insatiable describes desires, appetites, or drives that can never be fully met. It applies to both literal appetite (food, drink) and figurative hungers (knowledge, power, fame). The word carries a slightly critical or wary tone, suggesting that the appetite in question is excessive. Common collocations include 'insatiable appetite,' 'insatiable curiosity,' 'insatiable demand,' and 'insatiable thirst for.'
Ejemplos
- She had an insatiable curiosity about the natural world that drove her to study biology, chemistry, and geology in turn. 她对自然界有着永不满足的好奇心,这驱使她先后学习了生物学、化学和地质学。Tenía una curiosidad insaciable por el mundo natural que la llevó a estudiar biología, química y geología sucesivamente.彼女は自然界に対する飽くなき好奇心を持ち、それが彼女を生物学、化学、地質学へと次々に駆り立てた。그녀는 자연 세계에 대한 끝없는 호기심을 가지고 있었고, 그것이 그녀를 생물학, 화학, 지질학으로 차례로 이끌었다.
- The city's insatiable appetite for new housing has led to the rapid development of previously protected green-belt land. 这座城市对新住房永不满足的需求导致了此前受保护的绿化带土地被迅速开发。El apetito insaciable de la ciudad por nuevas viviendas ha provocado la rápida urbanización de terrenos de cinturón verde que estaban protegidos.その都市の新築住宅に対する際限のない需要は、それまで保護されていたグリーンベルトの土地の急速な開発につながった。그 도시의 신규 주택에 대한 끝없는 수요는 이전에 보호되던 그린벨트 토지의 급속한 개발로 이어졌다.
- His insatiable ambition eventually alienated the colleagues whose support he needed most. 他那永不满足的野心最终疏远了他最需要支持的同事们。Su ambición insaciable acabó por alienar a los colegas cuyo apoyo más necesitaba.彼の飽くなき野心は、最も支援を必要としていた同僚たちを最終的に遠ざけてしまった。그의 끝없는 야심은 결국 가장 필요한 지지를 보내줄 동료들마저 멀어지게 만들었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: journalism, literary, general
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin 'insatiabilis,' from 'in-' (not) and 'satiabilis' (able to be satisfied), from 'satiare' (to fill, satisfy), from 'satis' (enough). Entered English in the 15th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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