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avarice

/ˈævərɪs/ /ˈævərɪs/
  • n.
    贪婪,贪财
GRESAT

双语例句

  1. Avarice is the bane to happiness.
    贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
    来自《新英汉大辞典》
  2. 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。
  3. 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.