(常作 emulous of)(formal)seeking to emulate or imitate someone or something (正式)竭力模仿的 ■motivated by a spirit of rivalry 争强好胜的,有竞争意识的 emulous young writers. 年轻气盛的作家。
派生 emulously adverb 语源
late Middle English (in the sense resembling, imitating): from Latin aemulus 'rival'. Current senses date from the mid 16th cent