greed
英 [gri?d]
美[ɡrid]
- n. 貪婪，貪心
CET6+TEM4CET6低頻詞常用詞匯
中文詞源
greed 貪婪
原義為饑餓，詞源不詳。可能來(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》