zest

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

zest BrE [zest] NAmE [zest] noun
1. singular, uncountable ~ (for sth) enjoyment and enthusiasm
Syn: ↑appetite
•He had a great zest for life.
•She danced with the zest of a twenty-year-old
2. uncountable, singular the quality of being exciting, interesting and enjoyable
•The slight risk added zest to the experience.
3. uncountable the outer skin of an orange, a lemon, etc, when it is used to give flavour in cooking
•Add the zest of half a lemon.
compare ↑peel, ↑rind, ↑skin
Derived Words: ↑zestful ▪ ↑zesty

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from French zeste ‘orange or lemon peel’, of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•He is 74 years old but still full of zest.
•Last month's victory has given him a renewed zest for the game.
•The love affair added a little zest to her life.
•a zest for battle
•He had a great zest for life.
•She danced with the zest of a twenty-year-old.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, gusto, relish, zestfulness, spice, spice up