avid 词源(Etymology) - 趣词词源[英文版]

avid (adj.)[avid 词源字典]: 1769, from French avide (15c.), from Latin avidus "longing eagerly, desirous, greedy," from avere "to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from avidity. Related: Avidly.[avid etymology, avid origin, 英语词源]