greed的意思

greed

英式音标[ɡrid]
美式英标[griːd]

基本解释

n. 贪婪，贪心

中文词源

greed 贪婪

原义为饥饿，词源不详。可能来自PIE*gwere, 喉咙，吞没，词源同gorge, voracity.

英文词源

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

实用例句

1. A lot of this has to do with power and greed.: 凡此种种都和权力与贪欲有关。

2. The rawness of his greed was frank and uninhibited.: 他的贪婪是赤裸裸的，干脆直接，毫不掩饰。

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

4. His actions were motivated by greed.: 他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。

5. The word " food " may connote " greed ".: “ food ” 这个词可以含有 “ 贪婪 ” 的意思.

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