avarice 详细解释

avarice

['ævəris]

n.贪财, 贪婪

词义辨析

同义:

n.贪婪

greed  lust  avidity  desire for money  

英英释义

名词 avarice:

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

同义词：greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia

extreme greed for material wealth

同义词：avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity

补充

avariceavarice英:[ˈævəris] 美:[ˈævərɪs]n.1.贪婪

例句

1. 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, 勉强满足了房东的贪心。 2. The corporate world is plagued by avarice and a thirst for power.企业界深受贪念和权力欲的困扰。 3. He was driven by avarice.他受到贪念的驱使。 4. a spiteful and avaricious [=greedy] person一个恶毒贪婪的人

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