keen
keen 英 [ki:n] 美 [kin]
adj. 敏锐的，热心的
进行时:keening 过去式:keened 过去分词:keened 第三人称单数:keens 名词复数:keens 比较级:keener 最高级:keenest
- If you have a keen interest in something, you are really, really into it. Keen is an adjective that describes something that is intense, sharp, or focused.
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- adj. 敏锐的，热心的
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1. John was very keen to help.
约翰很热心，愿意帮忙。
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2. We are keen that our school should get involved too.
我们盼着自己学校也参与其中。
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3. a keen sportsman
热心运动的人
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4. Tom's very keen on Anna.
汤姆迷上了安娜。
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5. a keen mind/intellect
敏捷的思考╱头脑
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6. a keen sense of tradition
强烈的传统意识
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7. Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
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8. My friend has a keen eyefor (= is good at noticing)a bargain.
我的朋友最会发现便宜货。
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9. We were keenly aware of the danger.
我们深知其危险。
- keen (adj.) c. 1200, from Old English cene "bold, brave, fearless," in later Old English "clever, prudent, wise, intelligent," common Germanic (cognate with Old Norse kænn "skillful, wise," Middle Dutch coene "bold," Dutch koen, Old High German kuon "pugnacious, strong," German kühn "bold, daring"), but according to OED there are no cognates outside Germanic and the original meaning is "somewhat obscure"; it seem to have been both "brave" and "skilled." Perhaps the connection notion was "to be able" and the word is connected to the source of can (v.1).
- keen (v.) "lament loudly over the dead, bitterly wail," 1811, from Irish caoinim "I weep, wail, lament," from Old Irish coinim "I wail." Hence "to utter in a shrill voice" (1893). Related: Keened; keener; keening. As a noun from 1830.
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