avarice
翻译
贪婪, 贪财
例句
His avarice led him to betray his friends.
他的贪婪导致他背叛了朋友。
Avarice is considered one of the seven deadly sins.
贪婪被认为是七宗罪之一。
语法模式
((名词)) 贪婪 His avarice was his downfall.
近义词
同义词: greed (贪婪), cupidity (贪心), covetousness (贪求); 反义词: generosity (慷慨), philanthropy (慈善)
词源
源自拉丁语“avarus”(贪婪的),来自“avere”(渴望)。
记忆技巧
想象一个贪婪的人,他想要“have a rise”(获得提升/增加),即拥有更多的财富。