If you are avid about something, you do it a lot because you really want to. An avid reader is always in a book. An avid fan does not miss a match. It is stronger than interested and warmer than busy: it says you like it.

If you are avid about something如果你對某件事很avid, you do it a lot代表你做很多 because you really want to因為你真的很想做。An avid reader An avid reader(嗜讀者) is always in a book總是在看書。An avid fan An avid fan(死忠球迷) does not miss a match不會錯過任何一場比賽。It is stronger than interested它比interested(感興趣)更強烈 and warmer than busy比busy(忙碌)更溫暖: it says you like it它說的是你喜歡這件事。

You will nearly always hear it before a noun — avid collector, avid traveller. Newspapers love it.

You will nearly always hear it before a noun你幾乎總是會聽到它放在名詞前面 — avid collector avid collector(熱衷的收藏家), avid traveller avid traveller(熱愛旅行的人)。Newspapers love it報紙很愛用這個詞。

Though actually the old Latin idea behind it is closer to hungry or greedy. In today’s English that sharp edge has mostly gone; we keep it for keen hobbies, not for taking too much food.

Though actually不過其實 the old Latin idea behind it它背後古老的拉丁概念 is closer to hungry or greedy比較接近「飢餓」或「貪婪」。In today's English在今天的英文裡 that sharp edge has mostly gone那種尖銳的味道大多已經消失了; we keep it for keen hobbies我們保留它是用在熱衷的嗜好上, not for taking too much food不是用在吃太多東西上。

It is not related to flying words like aviation, even though they look similar at the start.

It is not related to flying words like aviation它跟aviation(航空)這類跟飛行有關的字沒有關係, even though they look similar at the start儘管開頭看起來很像。