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    desideratum

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·sid·e·ra·tum /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm, -ˈreɪ-, -ˌsɪd- $ dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtəm, -ˈrɑː-/ noun (plural desiderata /-tə/) [countable] formal  NEEDsomething that is wanted or needed 想得到的东西；需要的东西
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    desideratum• Hutcheson over-simplified and distorted the truth by treating benevolence as the one moral desideratum.• Imposed management is a necessary desideratum, as 11.3 million ha of mature forest land is being lost annually.• What is one institution's discard is another's desideratum.• Devout dedication was the desideratum for soul-sacrifice.    Origin desideratum (1600-1700) Latin desiderare; → DESIRE2
    de·sid·e·ra·tum nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus or needed that something wanted is


    desideratum
    de‧sid‧e‧ra‧tum /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm, -ˈreɪ-, -ˌsɪd- $ dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtəm, -ˈrɑː-/ noun (plural desiderata /-tə/) [countable] formal
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: desiderare; ⇨ desire2
    something that is wanted or needed


    de·sid·er·atumBrE /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm/ 🔊BrE /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtəm/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtəm/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    de·sid·er·ata BrE /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə/ 🔊 BrE /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtə/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtə/ 🔊     )     (from Latin, formal)     a thing that is wanted or needed 想望的东西；需要的东西