greed

英 [gri?d]美[ɡrid]
  • n. 貪婪,貪心

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中文詞源


greed 貪婪

原義為饑餓,詞源不詳??赡軄?lái)自PIE*gwere, 喉嚨,吞沒(méi),詞源同gorge, voracity.

英文詞源


greed (n.)
"excessively eager desire to possess," c. 1600, a back-formation from greedy.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. A lot of this has to do with power and greed.
凡此種種都和權(quán)力與貪欲有關(guān)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The rawness of his greed was frank and uninhibited.
他的貪婪是赤裸裸的,干脆直接,毫不掩飾。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins .
貪婪是七罪宗之一。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. His actions were motivated by greed.
他的作為是貪婪之心所驅(qū)使的。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. The word " food " may connote " greed ".
“ food ” 這個(gè)詞可以含有 “ 貪婪 ” 的意思.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

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