🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

渴望已久的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kěwàng yǐ jiǔ de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yearned-for/ˈjɜːnd.fɔːr/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是他们渴望已久的假期。"

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Sought after or desired for a long time with deep longing or affection.

    "They finally reached their yearned-for destination after months of arduous travel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'yearn', originating from Old English 'giernan' (to strive for, desire, or beg), combined with the preposition 'for'. The compound participial adjective solidified in early Modern English to describe deeply desired objects, conditions, or persons.

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