Zest

GRE Barron

[编辑] 解释

noun

Etymology: obsolete French (now zeste), orange or lemon peel (used as flavoring)
Date: circa 1674
1. a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
2. an enjoyably exciting quality ; piquancy <adds zest to the performance>
3. keen enjoyment ; relish, gusto <has a zest for living>
? zestful adjective
? zestfully adverb
? zestfulness noun
? zestless adjective