rapaciousyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[rapacious 词源字典]
rapacious: see rapture
[rapacious etymology, rapacious origin, 英语词源]
rapacious (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1650s, from Latin rapaci-, stem of rapax "grasping," itself from stem of rapere "to seize" (see rapacity) + -ous. Related: Rapaciously; rapaciousness.