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desiderata

/dih-sid-uh-rey-tuh, -rah-, -zid-/US // dɪˌsɪd əˈreɪ tə, -ˈrɑ-, -ˌzɪd- //UK // (dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə) //

希望,希望如此,希望的事,希望之星

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n.名词(复数) plural noun
  1. 1

    singular de·sid·er·a·tum.

    • : things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum: “Happily-ever-after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation, to whom “fat chance” say those of us who are older, wiser, and more curmudgeonly.

Examples

  • The compilation of such original works as may be considered desiderata.

  • The desiderata are then disposed of, the rest thrown away, and the beating renewed.

  • To make this a really human and a moral relation, is one of the principal desiderata in social improvement.

  • The want of a certain diuretic, has long been one of the desiderata of medicine.

  • It is to be feared that at present the second of these desiderata is much more fully realized than the first.