English Dictionary

desire

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈzaɪə/

名詞

可算名詞 通常 不可算名詞

(countable) Someone or something wished for. / (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual. / (uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

日本語の意味

望み（誰かまたは何かを切望する対象） / 欲望（強い魅力を感じる感情。特に恋愛・性的魅力を伴う場合が多い） / 欲求（何かを求める感情、強い願望）

Her deepest desire was a child she could raise with love.

彼女の最も切実な願いは、愛情を持って育てられる子どもを持つことだった。

意味（1）

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].

意味（2）

(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

His desire for her kept him awake at night.

意味（3）

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.

意味（4）

(uncountable) Motivation.

desires （ plural ）