covet: [13] Covetousness and cupidity are very closely related, etymologically as well as semantically. Covet comes via Old French coveitier from Vulgar Latin *cupiditāre, a verb derived from the Latin noun cupiditās (from which English gets cupidity). Its ultimate source is the Latin verb cupere ‘desire’. => cupidity
covet (v.)
mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting.
实用例句
1. It's a sin to covet.
贪得无厌是一种罪恶.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. We do not covet anything from any nation.
我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西.
来自辞典例句
3. Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !
劝君莫惜金缕衣,劝 君惜 取少年时.
来自互联网
4. Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.
许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司.
来自互联网
5. Jingqiu Li has the kind of programming skills employers covet.
