desideratum
noun[C]
formaluk/dɪ.zɪd.əˈrɑː.təm/us/dɪ.sɪd.əˈrɑː.t̬əm/pluraldesideratauk/dɪ.zɪd.əˈrɑː.tə/us/dɪ.sɪd.əˈrɑː.t̬ə/something that iswantedorneeded:
想望的东西；需要的东西Thegreatdesideratum of millions of Americanfamiliesis gettingacceptedinto, andgraduatingfrom, a goodcollege.数百万美国家庭的最大愿望就是被一所好大学录取，并从大学毕业。
Let usassesshow well theproposaldoes whenmeasuredagainst thislistof desiderata.让我们来评估一下，如果按照这个需求清单来衡量，该建议的效果如何。
- Thegreatdesiderata of Americanforeignpolicyat thattime-avoidanceofnuclearwaranddétentewith theSovietUnion-seemedat last withinreach.
- Theoverwhelmingeconomicdesideratum is to get the mostproductiveworkersavailable.
- He writes, "We shouldrecognizethatintelligence,creativity, andmorality- tomentionjust three desiderata - areseparate."
Wanting things
- ache forsomething
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- angle
- angle forsomething
- burn
- fancy
- haveyoureye onsomethingidiom
- hunger
- hunger after/forsomething
- hungrily
- pine
- setyoursights onsomethingidiom
- shook
- sight
- someone'sheart's desireidiom
- straw
- super-ambitious
- tempt