n. 兴趣, 嗜好, 利息, 利益, 爱好, 趣味, 势力

vt. 使感兴趣, 与...有关系

[经] 利息, 权利, 股份

Interest \In"ter*est\, n. [OF. interest, F. int['e]r[^e]t, fr.
L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be
between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between +
esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.]
1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful,
accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a
desire to learn more about a topic or engage often in an
activity.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Note: Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds
and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and
emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in
philosophical research; an interest in human suffering;
the interest which an avaricious man takes in money
getting.

So much interest have I in thy sorrow. --Shak.

2. (Finance, Commerce) Participation in advantage, profit,
and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest
in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the
stocks.

3. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a
selfish benefit; profit; benefit.

Divisions hinder the common interest and public
good. --Sir W.
Temple.

When interest calls of all her sneaking train.
--Pope.

4. (Finance) A fee paid for the use of money; a fee paid for
a loan; -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest
at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.

They have told their money, and let out
Their coin upon large interest. --Shak.

5. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent
for what is given or rendered.

You shall have your desires with interest. --Shak.

6. The persons interested in any particular business or
measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the
cotton interest.

{Compound interest}, interest, not only on the original
principal, but also on unpaid interest from the time it
fell due.

{Simple interest}, interest on the principal sum without
interest on overdue interest.


Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interested}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Interesting}.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older
form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See
{Interest}, n.]
1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to
excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or
thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest
one in charitable work.

To love our native country . . . to be interested in
its concerns is natural to all men. --Dryden.

A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
--Addison.

2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]

Or rather, gracious sir,
Create me to this glory, since my cause
Doth interest this fair quarrel. --Ford.

3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]

The mystical communion of all faithful men is such
as maketh every one to be interested in those
precious blessings which any one of them receiveth
at God's hands. --Hooker.

Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;
hold.