食欲

• 拼音: shí yù
• 汉字拆解: 食 = food, to eat; 欲 = desire — appetite

含义

Appetite; desire for food. The physiological or psychological urge to eat.

Used in both everyday and medical contexts. Common collocations: 食欲不振 (poor appetite), 食欲大增 (greatly increased appetite), 没有食欲 (no appetite). Often discussed in relation to health, mood, or illness. More formal than simply saying 想吃东西.

例句

1. 这几天天气太热，我完全没有食欲。
2. 医生说这种药可能会影响你的食欲。
3. 看到这些美食照片，我的食欲一下子就来了。

用法指南

语境: health, medical, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 生病后食欲不振很正常。(It's normal to have a poor appetite after being sick.)
• 运动后食欲大增。(Appetite increases greatly after exercise.)

错误说法

• 不要混淆'食欲'和'性欲' (Don't confuse 食欲 with 性欲 — the former is appetite for food, the latter is sexual desire)

起源与历史

Compound of 食 (food, to eat) + 欲 (desire, want). Literally 'desire for food.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal