中英互译
avarice
英 /ˈævərɪs/美 /ˈævərɪs/
基本释义
- n.贪婪,贪财
GRESAT
双语例句
- Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。来自《新英汉大辞典》
- Sloth does not set in until after gluttony and avarice.懒惰是在暴食和贪婪之后才开始的。
- He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.他预交了一个月的房租,正好满足了房东的贪心。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络短语
- boundless avarice欲壑难填
- controlling one's avarice节制贪欲
- fall a sacrifice to avarice成为贪婪的牺牲品
- avarice becomes a second nature贪婪成性
词语扩展
n.
贪婪,贪财
adj.
avaricious贪婪的;贪得无厌的
adv.
avariciously贪婪地
词义分布
贪婪
84.6%
贪心
15.4%
英英释义
- n.reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- n.extreme greed for material wealth
词源
- avarice来自古法语, 来自拉丁语avāritia, 来自avārus("greedy").
- avarice贪婪发音释义:['ævərɪs] n. 贪婪,贪财 结构分析:avarice = avar(贪婪的)+ice(名词后缀)→贪婪 词源解释:avar←拉丁语avarus(贪婪的)←拉丁语avere(渴望) 同源词:avid(渴望的) 趣味记忆:avarice = ava(谐音“爱挖“)+rice(大米)→爱挖大米→贪婪;avarice = ava(鼻子两边瞪大的两只眼睛)+rice(大米)→瞪大眼睛看着面前的大米→贪婪 衍生词:avaricious(贪婪的)
- avarice贪婪来自拉丁词avere, 渴望,词源同avid.